2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/190485Dark matter is presumably made of some new, exotic particle that appears in extensions of the Standard Model. After giving a brief overview of some popular candidates, I discuss in more detail the most appealing case of the supersymmetric neutralino.Invited talk at PASCOS--03, Mumbai, IndiaHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyParticle Dark Matter - A Theorist's Perspectivetext