B Physics and CP Violation
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After an introduction to the Standard-Model description of CP violation and a brief look at the present status of this phenomenon in the kaon system, a classification of non-leptonic B-decays is given and the formalism of $B^0_{d,s}$--$\bar{B^0_{d,s}}$ mixing is discussed. We then turn to the $B$-factory benchmark modes, CP violation in charged B decays, and the $B_s$-meson system. Finally, we focus both on $B\toπK$ decays, which play an important role to probe the CKM angle $γ$, and on the $B_d\toπ^+π^-$, $B_s\to K^+K^-$ system, which allows an interesting determination of $β$ and $γ$.
LaTeX, 49 pages, 22 figures. Invited lecture given at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Recent Developments in Particle Physics and Cosmology, Cascais, Portugal, 26 June - 7 July 2000. To appear in the Proceedings
LaTeX, 49 pages, 22 figures. Invited lecture given at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Recent Developments in Particle Physics and Cosmology, Cascais, Portugal, 26 June - 7 July 2000. To appear in the Proceedings