Cp violation in particle, nuclear, and astrophysics / edited by Michael Beyer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beyer, Michael, 1957 May 19- editor.

Series:

Lecture Notes in Physics, 0075-8450 ; 591

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear astrophysics.

CP violation (Nuclear physics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 340 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2002.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany ; New York, United States : Springer, [2002]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a collection of up-to-date lectures on the physics of CP violation. As such it covers all relevant modern fields of elementary particle, nuclear and astrophysics. Special attention is paid to the neutral meson systems and the recent confirmation of CP violation in the B meson system. The theory and the novel methods needed for these experiments are given in detail. The classical and ongoing searches for the electric dipole moment of the neutron and other null tests of time-reversal symmetry are included. An elementary introduction is given to the astrophysical implications of CP violation, to tackle the puzzle of matter--antimatter asymmetry in our Universe. The aim of the book is to present recent achievements and discuss future developments in a way accessible to both postgraduate students and nonspecialist researchers. For the experienced researcher, the book will serve as a modern source of reference on this topic.

Contents:

CP, T, and CPT Symmetries

CP Violation in the K 0 System

Flavour Oscillation and CP Violation of B Mesons

CP Asymmetries in Neutral Kaon and Beon Decays

Time Reversal Invariance in Nuclear Physics: From Neutrons to Stochastic Systems

CP Violation and Baryogenesis

Physics Beyond the Standard Model.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-540-47895-7