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Author / Creator:Bigi, I. I.
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description:xx, 485 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge monographs on particle physics, nuclear physics, and cosmology ; 28
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7725741
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Other authors / contributors:Sanda, A. I. (A. Ichiro)
ISBN:9780521847940
052184794X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-477) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Part I. Basics of CP Violation
  • 1. Prologue
  • 2. Prelude: C, P and T in classical dynamics
  • 3. C, P and T in non-relativistic quantum mechanics
  • 4. C, P and T in relativistic quantum theories
  • 5. The arrival of strange particles
  • 6. Quantum mechanics of neutral particles
  • Part II. Theory and Experiments
  • 7. The quest for CP violation in K decays - a marathon
  • 8. The KM implementation of CP violation
  • 9. The theory of KL → ¿¿ decays
  • 10. Paradigmatic discoveries in B physics
  • 11. Let the drama unfold - B CP phenomenology
  • 12. Rare K and B decays - almost perfect laboratories
  • 13. CPT violation - could it be in K and B decays?
  • 14. CP violation in charm decays - the dark horse
  • 15. The strong CP problem
  • Part III. Looking Beyond the Standard Model
  • 16. Quest for CP violation in the neutrino sector
  • 17. Possible corrections to the KM ansatz: right-handed currents and non-minimal Higgs dynamics
  • 18. CP violation without nonperturbative dynamics - top quarks and charged leptons
  • 19. SUSY - providing shelter for Higgs dynamics
  • 20. Minimal flavour violation and extra dimensions
  • 21. Baryogenesis in the universe
  • Part IV. Summary
  • 22. Summary and Perspectives
  • References
  • Index