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Discrete symmetries and CP violation : from experiment to theory / M.S. Sozzi.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford graduate textsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.Description: xvi, 550 p. : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199655427 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 539.725 23 So731
Contents:
1. Symmetries and invariances -- 2. Parity -- 3. Charge conjugation -- 4. Time reversal -- 5. CPT and spin statistics -- 6. CP symmetry -- 7. Flavoured neutral mesons -- 8. CP violation in the K system -- 9. The link to theory -- 10. CP violation in heavy meson systems -- 11. Widening the picture -- Appendix A : Notation -- Appendix B : Quantum field theory -- Appendix C : Scattering in quatum theory -- Appendix D : The Dalitz-Fabri plot -- Appendix E : Spin and polarization -- Appendix F : Systematic errors -- Bibliography -- List of experiments -- Index.
Summary: This book discusses discrete symmetries (parity, charge conjugation, time reversal, and of course CP symmetry) in microscopic (atomic, nuclear, and particle) physics, and includes the detailed description of some key or representative experiments. The book discusses their principles and challenges more than the historical development. The main past achievements and the most recent developments are both included. The level goes from introductory to advanced. While mainly addressed to graduate students, the book can also be useful to undergraduates (by skipping some of the more advanced sections, and utilizing the brief introductions to some topics in the appendices), and to young researchers looking for a wider modern overview of the issues related to CP symmetry.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Symmetries and invariances --
2. Parity --
3. Charge conjugation --
4. Time reversal --
5. CPT and spin statistics --
6. CP symmetry --
7. Flavoured neutral mesons --
8. CP violation in the K system --
9. The link to theory --
10. CP violation in heavy meson systems --
11. Widening the picture --
Appendix A : Notation --
Appendix B : Quantum field theory --
Appendix C : Scattering in quatum theory --
Appendix D : The Dalitz-Fabri plot --
Appendix E : Spin and polarization --
Appendix F : Systematic errors --
Bibliography --
List of experiments --
Index.

This book discusses discrete symmetries (parity, charge conjugation, time reversal, and of course CP symmetry) in microscopic (atomic, nuclear, and particle) physics, and includes the detailed description of some key or representative experiments. The book discusses their principles and challenges more than the historical development. The main past achievements and the most recent developments are both included. The level goes from introductory to advanced. While mainly addressed to graduate students, the book can also be useful to undergraduates (by skipping some of the more advanced sections, and utilizing the brief introductions to some topics in the appendices), and to young researchers looking for a wider modern overview of the issues related to CP symmetry.

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