Nature ordered heavier siblings to the electron, and the u and d quarks that compose the proton. This is a mystery in itself, but the heavy flavor B, D andK mesons, the t and m leptons, offer themselves as probes into the TeV scale,through quantum loop or virtual effects. This approach complements the more frontal, high energy approach epitomized by the Large Hadron Collider, in our quest to unravel deeper truths beyond the Standard Model. Taking the experimental perspective but explaining the physics, we make the great progress of the past decade accessible to the nonexpert reader, and point the way towards the future. Coprehensive review INDICE: Introduction.- CP Violation in Charmless b->sqq Transitions.- B8 Mixing and sin 2piB8.- H+ Probes.- Electroweak Penguin: bsZ Vertex, Z', Dark Matter.- Right-handed Currents and Scalar Interactions.- Bottomonium Decay and new Physics.- D and K Systems: Box and Electroweak Penguin Redux.- Lepton Number Violating müh and tau Decay.- Discussion and Conclusion.- A CP Violation Primer.
- ISBN: 978-3-540-92791-4
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 160
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés