Top physics at the LHC

Abstract

We review the present situation in top quark physics, in these early days of Run II of the LHC. We take mostly a Standard Model perspective, showing recent results, and review the key concepts and results of the associated theoretical predictions. The issues we discuss are the top quark mass, top quark pair and single top production, production in association with other particles, charge asymmetry and top quark decay.

Comments: 39 pages, 3 figures. Invited review for, and version to be published in, International Journal of Modern Physics A