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Theoretical Issues in $b$ Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2010-11-23 v5

Abstract

Examples are given of some current questions in bb physics to which LHC experiments may provide answers. These include (i) the precise determination of parameters of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) matrix; (ii) measurements of CKM phases using B decays to CP eigenstates; (iii) the search for direct CP asymmetries in B decays; (iv) rare radiative B decays; (v) the study of BsB_s properties and decays, (vi) excited states of BB and BsB_s mesons, and (vii) the search for heavier quarks which could mix with the bb quark.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0305315,
  title  = {Theoretical Issues in $b$ Physics},
  author = {Jonathan L. Rosner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0305315},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

18 pages, LaTeX, 4 figures, invited talk presented at LHC 2003 Symposium, Fermilab, May 1-3, 2003. Proceedings to be published by Springer-Verlag. Two figures and one CP asymmetry updated; more direct use made of CP asymmetry information in B -> K pi decays