Krzysztof Turzynski (Uniwersytet Warszawski)

Why is there rather something than nothing? Baryogenesis and leptogenesis

We start by presenting arguments that the observed asymmetry between the matter and the antimater in the Universe constitutes a challenge for the Standard Model of particle physics. After reviewing briefly the most popular scenarios aimed at explaining the baryon asymmetry (baryogenesis), we discuss in more detail a scenario in which the lepton asymmetry is generated first and the converted to baryon asymmetry (leptogenesis). In the latter scenario there is a possible link between the neutrino mass models and leptogenesis, and we discuss this relation.