Matter-Antimatter Symmetry Violation and Matter Genesis (1/4)

Name: Matter-Antimatter Symmetry Violation and Matter Genesis (1/4)
Start: 2007-08-07T11:15:00+02:00
End: 2007-08-07T12:00:00+02:00
Location: CERN

by Hoecker, A (CERN)

Tuesday 7 Aug 2007, 11:15 → 12:00 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

CERN

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Description

The lecture introduces the concepts and phenomena of matter-antimatter symmetry violation, so-called "CP" violation. The lecture is organized in four courses, the first being devoted to a historical overview and an introduction into fundamental discrete symmetries. The second course introduces the most compelling CP-violating phenomena, and presents the first experimental discovery of CP violation in the neutral kaon system. The third course discusses how CP violation is beautifully incorporated into the Standard Model of particle interactions, and how modern B-meson "factories" provide precise tests of this picture. Finally, the fourth and last course introduces CP violation and the genesis of our matter world. Prerequisite knowledge: Basic knowledge of particle physics and the Standard Model

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