CMS B physics overview

The B physics potential of the CMS detector to be built at the LHC at CERN is presented. First, detector components are briefly reviewed with an emphasis on their role for B physics. Then a description of some physics measurements that could be done with the CMS detector, such as the CKM angle beta , the mixing parameter x/sub s/ and a number of rare decay studies follows. Finally, a possible high-level trigger algorithm is discussed. (23 refs).