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This book gives a pedagogical introduction to the topic of electroweak baryogenesis, aimed at an entry level PhD student who has completed Masters-level Quantum Field Theory and Cosmology courses.

It gives an in-depth overview of baryon non-conservation in the standard model of particle physics, the necessary background in finite temperature field theory, plasma dynamics, and how to calculate the out-of-equilibrium evolution of particle number densities throughout a phase transition and the evolution of charge densities in an inhomogeneous background. The second edition expands on the first edition by overviewing techniques for the latter calculation not covered in the first edition. It will also expand and update the discussion of gravitational waves, collider signatures and electric dipole moments.

Over the next 15 years there will be updates to colliders, searches for permanent electric dipole moments and new searches for gravitational wave backgrounds. All these tests are relevant for the paradigm for electroweak baryogenesis, making it a key research paradigm in the next two decades. There is quite a steep learning curve when it comes to this subject, making it difficult for even experienced researchers to learn. Such a pedagogical overview is needed to ensure that the high energy physics community is adequately equipped to interpret the next generation of experimental results.