B Decays

B Decays
Author: Sheldon Stone
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 676
Release: 1994
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789810218362

This 2nd edition is an extensive update of "B Decays?. The revisions are necessary because of the extensive amount of new data and new theoretical ideas. This book reviews what is known about b-quark decays and also looks at what can be learned in the future.The importance of this research area is increasing, as evidenced by the approval of the luminosity upgrade for CESR and the asymmetric B factories at SLAC and KEK, and the possibility of experiments at hadron colliders.The key experimental observations made thus far, measurement of the lifetimes of the different B species, B0-B0 mixing, the discovery of ?Penguin? mediated decays, and the extraction of the CKM matrix elements Vub and Vcb from semileptonic decays, as well as more mundane results, are described in great detail by the experimentalists who have been closely involved with making the measurements. Theoretical progress in understanding b-quark decays using HQET and lattice gauge techniques are described by theorists who have developed and used these techniques.Synthesizing the experimental and theoretical information, several articles discuss the implications for the ?Standard Model? and how further tests can be done using measurements of CP violation in the B system.

Heavy Quark Physics

Heavy Quark Physics
Author: Aneesh V. Manohar
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2023-07-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1009402145

International Conference on High Energy Physics/ International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, 24. 1988, München

International Conference on High Energy Physics/ International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, 24. 1988, München
Author: Rainer Kotthaus
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1634
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642741363

This was the most recent in a highly esteemed series of biannual Rochester conferences. 20 invited reviews and about 200 invited contributions on all aspects of current research in high energy and particle physics give a complete and lively account of achievements, activities and goals in the field. Topics discussed include results from proton-antiproton and electron-positron colliders, spectroscopy and decays of heavy flavors, weak mixing and CP violation, non-accelerator particle physics, heavy ion collisions, future accelerators, detector developments, the standard electroweak model and beyond, the status of perturbative QCD, superstrings and unification, new developments in field theory, non-perturbative methods, and cosmology and astrophysics.

Gauge Theory of Weak Interactions

Gauge Theory of Weak Interactions
Author: Walter Greiner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2009
Genre: Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory
ISBN: 3540879242

Gauge Theory of Weak Interactions treats the unification of electromagnetic and weak interactions and considers related phenomena. First, the Fermi theory of beta decay is presented, followed by a discussion of parity violation, clarifying the importance of symmetries. Then the concept of a spontaneously broken gauge theory is introduced, and all necessary mathematical tools are carefully developed. The "standard model" of unified electroweak interactions is thoroughly discussed including current developments. The final chapter contains an introduction to unified theories of strong and electroweak interactions. Numerous solved examples and problems make this volume uniquely suited as a text for an advanced course. Thisfourth edition has been carefully revised.

High Energy Electron-positron Physics

High Energy Electron-positron Physics
Author: Ahmed Ali
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 896
Release: 1988
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789971502607

With the termination of the physics program at PETRA, and with the start of TRISTAN and the SLC and later LEP, an era of e+e- physics has come to an end and a new one begins. The field is changing from a field of few specialists, to becoming one of the mainstream efforts of the high energy community. It seems appropriate at this moment to summarize what has been learned over the past years, in a way most useful to any high energy physicists, in particular to newcomers in the e+e- field. This is the purpose of the book. This book should be used as a reference for future workers in the field of e+e- interactions. It includes the most relevant data, parametrizations, theoretical background, and a chapter on detectors.

Hadron '95 - Proceedings Of The 6th International Conference On Hadron Spectroscopy

Hadron '95 - Proceedings Of The 6th International Conference On Hadron Spectroscopy
Author: Michael C Birse
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 592
Release: 1996-03-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9814548472

This conference covered recent developments, both experimental and theoretical, in the study of hadron spectroscopy. It focused primarily on the spectroscopy, properties, theories and models of: light-quark mesons, heavy-quark mesons and baryons, exotic states (glueballs and hybrid mesons), and future facilities for their continued study.Special features to note include: New results were presented on the ƒ0(1500) meson from the Crystal Barrel, OBELIX and GAMS collaborations, indicating that this state is now a clear candidate for the lowest 0++ glueball; The existence of the ξ(2230) was confirmed by new data from BES; A session on future facilities; New results on charmed mesons and on hadrons with b quarks were also presented.