Charm physics with neutrinos

High energy neutrino interactions induce charmed hadron production at the level of a few percent and therefore they constitute a powerful tool to study charm physics. After 30 years of investigations with different neutrino beams and different detection techniques, important results have been achieved while other topics still need to be clarified. Recently, relevant results have been reported by several collaborations. We review the composite scenario of charm physics as it emerges from 30 years of investigations, including the latest results and pointing out possible future developments in this field. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.