CP Violation in the Early Universe

This lecture discusses CP violation in the early universe, focusing on the matter/antimatter asymmetry. It covers the conditions required for generating this asymmetry, the role of CP violation in particle physics, and the CKM matrix. The GIM mechanism and weak interaction of quarks are explained, along with Feynman rules and the CPLEAR experiment. The lecture also delves into strangeness oscillations, neutral kaon decays, and CP violation in the kaon system. It concludes with a summary of the CKM matrix, CP violation in quark interactions, and the need for additional mechanisms to explain matter-antimatter asymmetry.

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In particle physics, a kaon (ˈkeɪ.ɒn), also called a K meson and denoted _Kaon, is any of a group of four mesons distinguished by a quantum number called strangeness. In the quark model they are understood to be bound states of a strange quark (or antiquark) and an up or down antiquark (or quark). Kaons have proved to be a copious source of information on the nature of fundamental interactions since their discovery in cosmic rays in 1947.

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