PARTICLE DARK-MATTER PHYSICS - AN UPDATE

This write-up gives a rather elementary introduction into particle phy sics aspects of the cosmological dark matter puzzle. A fairly comprehe nsive list of possible candidates is given; in each case the productio n mechanism and possible ways to detect them (if any) are described. I then describe detection of the, in my view, most promising candidates , weakly interacting massive particles or WIMPs, in slightly more deta il. The main emphasis will be on recent developments.