Abstract
We have entered a new era, where experiments are probing the top sector both directly and indirectly with an unprecedented accuracy. In the standard model, the top couplings lead to a severe fine tuning problem as well as dominating the amount of flavour violation. Thus, it is expected that in natural extensions of the standard model (SM) the top sector will include new states and consequently, both flavour conserving as well as flavour violating related observables might show deviation from SM predictions. This special issue aims to cover various aspects of top and flavour physics that are commonly considered as orthogonal. However, since very often flavour physics and top physics phenomena arise from the same fundamental sources, it is worth studying them in conjunction. Thus, this review attempts to study in reasonable depth the state of the art in experimental and theoretical research on top and flavour physics.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 2105 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-2 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | European Physical Journal C |
Volume | 72 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2012 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)