Abstract:

Some of the physics topics accessible to an e+e- flavor factory are  discussed, including 
the possibilities to perform detailed studies of the  CKM mechanism of quark mixing, and 
constrain virtual higgs and  non-standard model particle contributions to the dynamics of 
rare B  decays.  The ample samples of D meson and tau lepton decays at a flavor  factory 
can result in improved sensitivities on D mixing and lepton  flavor violation searches. 
Recent developments accelerator physics  concepts that can provide the necessary luminosity
for such an  experiment are discussed.