Theoretical Background.- The LHCb Detector.- Search for CP Violation in D +->K -K +pi Decays with Data Collected at LHCb in 2010.- Search for CP Violation in D+ ! + Decays with Data Collected at LHCb in 2011.- Conclusions and Outlook.- Appendix.
Our current understanding of the fundamental building blocks of the Universe, summarised by the Standard Model of particle physics, is incomplete. For example, it fails to explain why we do not see equal, or almost equal, numbers of particles and their antiparticle partners...