A Cicerone for the Physics of Charm

Details A Cicerone for the Physics of Charm A Cicerone for the Physics of Charm

2003-09-04

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0309021v1

Riv.NuovoCim.26N7:1-200,2003

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Experiment

199 pages, 35 figures. Submitted to Rivista del Nuovo Cimento. Requires mycimento.cls (included). Supersedes hep-ex/0306039. T

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After briefly recapitulating the history of the charm quantum number we sketch the experimental environments and instruments employed to study the behaviour of charm hadrons and then describe the theoretical tools for treating charm dynamics. We discuss a wide range of inclusive production processes before analyzing the spectroscopy of hadrons with hidden and open charm and the weak lifetimes of charm mesons and baryons. Then we address leptonic, exclusive semileptonic and nonleptonic charm decays. Finally we treat $D^0 - \bar D^0$ oscillations and CP (and CPT) violation before concluding with some comments on charm and the quark-gluon plasma. We will make the case that future studies of charm dynamics -- in particular of CP violation -- can reveal the presence of New Physics. The experimental sensitivity has only recently reached a level where this could reasonably happen, yet only as the result of dedicated efforts. This review is meant to be both a pedagogical introduction for the young scholar and a useful reference for the experienced researcher. We aim for a self-contained description of the fundamental features while providing a guide through the literature for more technical issues.

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