Ebook: CP Violation Without Strangeness: Electric Dipole Moments of Particles, Atoms, and Molecules

The possibility of the existence of permanent electric dipole moments (EDMs), which would be evidence of a breakdown of time-reversal symmetry, has been of interest to physicists for neary half a century. This question gained renewed interest with the discovery in 1964 of CP violation in the decay of the K0 meson. Experimental searches for EDMs have severely constrained the possible theories that describe the CP-violation.
The fundamental physical theories put forward to describe the K0 system are described, and application to the calculation of EDMs of the electron, the neutron, atoms, and molecules is thoroughly reviewed. The theoretical description is embellished by a comprehensive review of the experimental seraches for EDMs, along with an overview of likely future experimental trends.
The book represents the first complete and simultaneous description of both theoretical and experimental techniques related to the issues of EDMs. It is intended for advanced graduate students who want a solid introduction to the theoretical and experimental issues, and for workers in the field who want a comprehensive review and overview of current work.

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The possibility of the existence of permanent electric dipole moments (EDMs), which would be evidence of a breakdown of time-reversal symmetry, has been of interest to physicists for neary half a century. This question gained renewed interest with the discovery in 1964 of CP violation in the decay of the K0 meson. Experimental searches for EDMs have severely constrained the possible theories that describe the CP-violation.
The fundamental physical theories put forward to describe the K0 system are described, and application to the calculation of EDMs of the electron, the neutron, atoms, and molecules is thoroughly reviewed. The theoretical description is embellished by a comprehensive review of the experimental seraches for EDMs, along with an overview of likely future experimental trends.
The book represents the first complete and simultaneous description of both theoretical and experimental techniques related to the issues of EDMs. It is intended for advanced graduate students who want a solid introduction to the theoretical and experimental issues, and for workers in the field who want a comprehensive review and overview of current work.

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The possibility of the existence of permanent electric dipole moments (EDMs), which would be evidence of a breakdown of time-reversal symmetry, has been of interest to physicists for neary half a century. This question gained renewed interest with the discovery in 1964 of CP violation in the decay of the K0 meson. Experimental searches for EDMs have severely constrained the possible theories that describe the CP-violation.
The fundamental physical theories put forward to describe the K0 system are described, and application to the calculation of EDMs of the electron, the neutron, atoms, and molecules is thoroughly reviewed. The theoretical description is embellished by a comprehensive review of the experimental seraches for EDMs, along with an overview of likely future experimental trends.
The book represents the first complete and simultaneous description of both theoretical and experimental techniques related to the issues of EDMs. It is intended for advanced graduate students who want a solid introduction to the theoretical and experimental issues, and for workers in the field who want a comprehensive review and overview of current work.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Kinematics of Discrete Symmetries....Pages 9-18
General Features of EDM Experiments....Pages 19-51
The Search for the Neutron EDM....Pages 53-106
Theoretical Predictions for Neutron and Electron Dipole Moments....Pages 107-118
EDM Experiments with Paramagnetic Atoms....Pages 119-136
EDM Experiments with Diamagnetic Atoms....Pages 137-148
Atomic Calculations....Pages 149-176
T Violation in Molecules....Pages 177-188
CP-Odd Nuclear Forces....Pages 189-201
What Do We Really Know About T-Odd, but P-Even Interactions?....Pages 203-215
Back Matter....Pages 217-231

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The possibility of the existence of permanent electric dipole moments (EDMs), which would be evidence of a breakdown of time-reversal symmetry, has been of interest to physicists for neary half a century. This question gained renewed interest with the discovery in 1964 of CP violation in the decay of the K0 meson. Experimental searches for EDMs have severely constrained the possible theories that describe the CP-violation.
The fundamental physical theories put forward to describe the K0 system are described, and application to the calculation of EDMs of the electron, the neutron, atoms, and molecules is thoroughly reviewed. The theoretical description is embellished by a comprehensive review of the experimental seraches for EDMs, along with an overview of likely future experimental trends.
The book represents the first complete and simultaneous description of both theoretical and experimental techniques related to the issues of EDMs. It is intended for advanced graduate students who want a solid introduction to the theoretical and experimental issues, and for workers in the field who want a comprehensive review and overview of current work.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Kinematics of Discrete Symmetries....Pages 9-18
General Features of EDM Experiments....Pages 19-51
The Search for the Neutron EDM....Pages 53-106
Theoretical Predictions for Neutron and Electron Dipole Moments....Pages 107-118
EDM Experiments with Paramagnetic Atoms....Pages 119-136
EDM Experiments with Diamagnetic Atoms....Pages 137-148
Atomic Calculations....Pages 149-176
T Violation in Molecules....Pages 177-188
CP-Odd Nuclear Forces....Pages 189-201
What Do We Really Know About T-Odd, but P-Even Interactions?....Pages 203-215
Back Matter....Pages 217-231
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