Kaon Physics - Hardcover

In 1947, the first of what have come to be known as "strange particles" were detected. As the number and variety of these particles proliferated, physicists began to try to make sense of them. Some seemed to have masses about 900 times that of the electron, and existed in both charged and neutral varieties. These particles are now called kaons (or K mesons), and they have become the subject of some of the most exciting research in particle physics. "Kaon Physics" presents cutting-edge papers by leading theorists and experimentalists that synthesize the current state of the field and suggest promising new directions for the future study of kaons. Topics covered include the history of kaon physics, direct CP violation in kaon decays, time reversal violation, CPT studies, theoretical aspects of kaon physics, rare kaon decays, hyperon physics, charm: CP violation and mixing, the physics of B mesons and future opportunities for kaon physics in the 21st century.

In 1947, the first of what have come to be known as "strange particles" were detected. Some seemed to have masses about 900 times that of the electron and existed in both charged and neutral varieties. These particles are now called kaons (or K mesons), and they have become the subject of some of the most exciting research in particle physics.Kaon Physics presents cutting-edge papers by leading theorists and experimentalists that synthesize the current state of the field and suggest promising new directions for the future study of kaons.

Topics covered include the history of kaon physics, direct CP violation in kaon decays, time reversal violation, CPT studies, theoretical aspects of kaon physics, rare kaon decays, hyperon physics, charm: CP violation and mixing, the physics of B mesons, and future opportunities for kaon physics in the twenty-first century.

The contributors are David A. Ambrose, A. Antonelli, William A. Bardeen, S. Bertolini, Johan Bijnens, P. Bloch, Roy A. Briere, G. Buchalla, Andrzej J. Buras, M. Ciuchini, Peter S. Cooper, Richard H. Dalitz, Eduardo de Rafael, S. Di Falco, E. Franco, Paolo Franzini, Frederick J. Gilman, L. Giusti, Michael Gronau, Rajan Gupta, Lawrence Hall, T. Hambye, Yee Bob Hsiung, Takao Inagaki, M. Incagli, Gino Isidori, George Kalmus, K. Kinoshita, Takeshi K. Komatsubara, L. Kopke, V. Alan Kostelecky, I. Joseph Kroll, L. G. Landsberg, A. Ledovskoy, Zoltan Ligeti, G. Y. Lim, L. Littenberg, V. Lubicz, William J. Marciano, G. Martinelli, W. Molzon, Hitoshi Murayama, Harry N. Nelson, Tadashi Nomura, V. F. Obraztsov, Sandip Pakvasa, R. D. Peccei, D. Pedrini, Alexey A. Petrov, Milind V. Purohit, G. Redlinger, Michael Romalis, Sinead Ryan, N. M. Ryskulov, Martin J. Savage, L. M. Sehgal, L. Silvestrini, P. H. Soldan, E. P. Solodov, Nickolas Solomey, M. S. Sozzi, Erich W. Varnes, Sharon L. White, J. Whitmore, L. Wolfenstein, Mihir P. Worah, S. Wronka, and Michael E. Zeller.