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Do we fully understand basic constituents of the Universe and interactions between them? Is the way we describe within the Standard Model (SM) elementary particles and forces correct and complete? Are there any new particles beyond the SM?
Precise determination of elements of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) quark-mixing matrix and measurements of the charge-parity (CP) symmetry violation comprise a central goal of flavour physics. Such precision studies of the SM flavour structure allow probing indirect effects of new particles, including those being too heavy to be produced directly even at colliders such as the LHC. In this talk I will discuss the most important beauty and charm measurements that have paved the way for testing and challenging the SM predictions. The most precise results come these days from the LHCb experiment and are being greatly complemented with ones from B-Factories.
