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Weak Decays of Heavy Quarks

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Techniques and Concepts of High-Energy Physics IV

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We now have a great deal of experimental information on the weak decays of heavy quarks, and a considerable body of calculations which serve to organize and explain the data. These lectures will treat the subject of weak decays of heavy quarks in some detail, summarizing the current experimental and theoretical situation and briefly looking at prospects for future progress in this area. As the literature in this area has now become quite vast, no attempt will be made to treat the subject historically.

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