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In this chapter the theoretical foundations of the Standard Model of electroweak interactions, an overview of flavor physics, the theory of the time evolution of neutral mesons and CP violating phenomena are summarised.
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Röhrken, M. (2014). Theoretical Foundations. In: Time-Dependent CP Violation Measurements. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00726-7_2
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