BEAUTY'99 Conference Summary

TL;DR

The BEAUTY'99 conference highlighted significant progress in B hadron research, including experimental results from Tevatron and new projects at LHC, alongside theoretical advances in CP-violation measurements and B-physics signatures.

Contribution

This summary reports on the latest experimental results, ongoing projects, and theoretical developments in B-physics and CP-violation from the 1999 conference.

Findings

Tevatron produced notable B-physics results

New B-physics experiments are starting at DESY, SLAC, KEK

Long-term projects at LHC and Tevatron are progressing

Abstract

Investigations of B hadrons are expected to break new ground in measuring CP-violation effects. This series of BEAUTY conferences, originating from the 1993 conference in Liblice, has contributed significantly in developing ideas of CP-violation measurements using B hadrons and formulating and comparing critically the B-physics experiments. In the '99 conference in Bled we saw the ripening of the field and the first fruit emerging - Tevatron have produced beautiful B-physics results and more are expected to come with the next run, while the B-physics experiments at DESY, SLAC and KEK are starting their operation. The longer-term projects at LHC and Tevatron have taken their shape and detailed prototyping work is going on. Meanwhile, on the phenomenological side, there has been impressive theoretical progress in understanding deeper the `standard' measurements and proposing new signatures. In this summary, I will highlight the status of the field as presented in the conference, concentrating on signatures, experiments, and R&D programmes.