Flavor Physics and the CKM Matrix: An Overview

Abstract

I review the current status of our knowledge of CP violation and flavor physics. I discuss where one should look for future improvements, and outline the experimental and theoretical priorities of the field.

11 pages. Presentation at the Fifth KEK Topical Conference, "Frontiers in Flavor Physics", November 20-22, 2001. References added

References in corpus (13)

• QCD Factorization in B -> pi K, pi pi Decays and Extraction of Wolfenstein Parameters
• Observation of Large CP Violation in the Neutral B Meson System
• Observation of CP violation in the B^0 meson system
• Branching Fraction and Photon Energy Spectrum b -> s gamma
• A New Approach to a Global Fit of the CKM Matrix
• A precise measurement of the direct CP violation parameter Re(epsilon'/epsilon)
• The Semileptonic Decays $B\to \pi l\nu$ and $D\to \pi l\nu$ from Lattice QCD
• Precision determination of |V_{ub}| from inclusive decays
• Hadronic Mass Moments in Inclusive Semileptonic B Meson Decays
• Differential decay rate of $B\to \pi l\nu$ semileptonic decay with lattice NRQCD
• Effects from the charm scale in K+ -> pi+ nu nubar
• Determination of |Vub|/|Vcb| with DELPHI at LEP
• CP Tagged Decays at SuperBaBar

Cited by in corpus (2)

• Improving Extractions of |Vcb| and mb from the Hadronic Invariant Mass Moments of Semileptonic Inclusive B decay
• Measurement of Lepton Momentum Moments in the Decay bar{B} \to X \ell \barν and Determination of Heavy Quark Expansion Parameters and |V_cb|