I. I. Bigi, A. I. SandaCambridge University PressEdition: 2nd edition, 4/30/2009EAN 9780521847940, ISBN10: 052184794XHardcover, 506 pages, 24.7 x 17.4 x 2.8 cmLanguage: EnglishWhy didn't the matter in our Universe annihilate with antimatter immediately after its creation? The study of CP violation may help to answer this fundamental question. This book presents theoretical tools necessary to understand this phenomenon. Reflecting the explosion of new results over the last decade, this second edition has been substantially expanded. It introduces charge conjugation, parity and time reversal, before describing the Kobayashi-Maskawa (KM) theory for CP violation and our understanding of CP violation in kaon decays. It reveals how the discovery of B mesons has provided a new laboratory to study CP violation with KM theory predicting large asymmetries, and discusses how these predictions have been confirmed since the first edition of this book. Later chapters describe the search for a new theory of nature's fundamental dynamics. This book is suitable for researchers in high energy, atomic and nuclear physics, and the history and philosophy of science.ForewordPart I. Basics of CP Violation1. Prologue2. PreludeC, P and T in classical dynamics3. C, P and T in non-relativistic quantum mechanics4. C, P and T in relativistic quantum theories5. The arrival of strange particles6. Quantum mechanics of neutral particlesPart II. Theory and Experiments7. The quest for CP violation in K decays - a marathon8. The KM implementation of CP violation9. The theory of KL → ÀÀ decays10. Paradigmatic discoveries in B physics11. Let the drama unfold - B CP phenomenology12. Rare K and B decays - almost perfect laboratories13. CPT violation - could it be in K and B decays?14. CP violation in charm decays - the dark horse15. The strong CP problemPart III. Looking Beyond the Standard Model16. Quest for CP violation in the neutrino sector17. Possible corrections to the KM ansatzright-handed currents and non-minimal Higgs dynamics18. CP violation without nonperturbative dynamics - top quarks and charged leptons19. SUSY - providing shelter for Higgs dynamics20. Minimal flavour violation and extra dimensions21. Baryogenesis in the universePart IV. Summary22. Summary and perspectivesReferencesIndex.'This is by far the best account I have seen of the 'CP-problem', one of the most intriguing issues in modern physics.' A. Pais
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