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One of the alternatives to the Standard Model (SM) of elementary particles is the supersymmetry theories; the electric dipole moment (EDM) of elementary particles can serve as an excellent tool to confirm the validity of one of these models. For example: in the case of a neutron, the EDM, compatible with the SM, is within a range of to e cm, whereas the supersymmetry theories predict the presence of an EDM of much larger value, at the level of – e cm. Experiments on the search for EDM have been carried out for more than 50 years; however, most of them are based on charge-neutral particles (neutron, atoms). The EDM of charged particles (proton, deuteron) can be measured in a storage ring with the use of the phenomenon of the beam polarization precession in an electromagnetic field. The storage ring has a number of advantages when used as a tool for EDM measurement; however, there are also a number of problems. This paper discusses the main approaches to solving these problems: the BNL, spin wheel, and frequency domain methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we summarize the theoretical development on the electric dipole moment (CEDM) of light nuclei. We first describe the nucleon level CP violation and its parametrization. We then present the results of calculations of the EDM of light nuclei in the ab initio approach and in the cluster model. The analysis of the effect of several models beyond standard model (CBSM) is presented together with the prospects for its discovery. The advantage of the EDM of light nuclei is focused in the point of view of the many-body physics. The evaluations of the nuclear EDM generated by the -term and by the CP phase of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) matrix are also reviewed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]