An introduction to N=1 supergravity.

Abstract: We will review matter couplings in supergravity, discuss the scalar sigma model, the potential, the superpotential and D-terms for minimal supersymmetric models. We will then discuss some phenomenological aspects, mainly connected with supersymmetry breaking, the selection of the vacuum and the rigid limits. We will especially focus the lectures on the differences between the global supersymmetric theories and supergravity, so that the students may better understand what really needs supergravity and what can already be implemented in a globally supersymmetric theory without the need of considering gravity effects.
As a reference, we will follow these lecture notes.