Introduction to Charm Physics

TL;DR

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of charm physics, focusing on mixing and CP violation, and covers related topics like spectroscopy, production, and rare decays for students and researchers.

Contribution

It offers a state-of-the-art review of charm physics, emphasizing recent developments in mixing and CP violation since 2007.

Findings

Summary of charm mixing and CP violation evidence

Overview of charm spectroscopy and production

Discussion of rare decay processes

Abstract

This paper gives an overview of charm physics. It is a lecture write-up aimed at students with a minimum of prior knowledge in particle physics, but at the same time provides a state-of-the art review of the field. The main focus is on mixing and CP violation, which is a field with ever growing attention since first evidence for charm mixing was observed in 2007. Other areas covered are charm spectroscopy, production, as well as rare decays.