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Flavor physics in the quark sector
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posted on 2023-06-07, 21:15 authored by R Faccini, Sebastian JaegerSebastian Jaeger, et alIn the past decade, one of the major challenges of particle physics has been to gain an in-depth understanding of the role of quark flavor. In this time frame, measurements and the theoretical interpretation of their results have advanced tremendously. A much broader understanding of flavor particles has been achieved; apart from their masses and quantum numbers, there now exist detailed measurements of the characteristics of their interactions allowing stringent tests of Standard Model predictions. Among the most interesting phenomena of flavor physics is the violation of the CP symmetry that has been subtle and difficult to explore. In the past, observations of CP violation were confined to neutral K mesons, but since the early 1990s, a large number of CP-violating processes have been studied in detail in neutral B mesons. In parallel, measurements of the couplings of the heavy quarks and the dynamics for their decays in large samples of K,D, and B mesons have been greatly improved in accuracy and the results are being used as probes in the search for deviations from the Standard Model.
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Publication status
- Published
Journal
Physics ReportsISSN
0370-1573External DOI
Issue
3-4Volume
494Page range
197-414Pages
218.0Department affiliated with
- Physics and Astronomy Publications
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