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CP violation in two meson tau decays

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-03-13 v1

Abstract

CP violation in τKSπντ\tau\to K_S \pi\nu_\tau decays has attracted a lot of attention recently, due to the BaBar anomaly in the corresponding rate asymmetry. Within an effective field theory formalism, only extreme fine-tuning would allow to understand such measurement, which is currently being scrutinized at Belle(-II), as will be in the future super-charm-tau factory. Here we summarize the results of applying the same formalism to the other two-meson tau decay channels, which can help solve this conundrum. Our main conclusion is that current and future experiments would be sensitive to the maximum allowed CP rate asymmetry in the related K±KSK^\pm K_S modes with a measurement having 5%\% precision, that will either support or cast further doubts on the BaBar anomaly.

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@article{arxiv.2603.11348,
  title  = {CP violation in two meson tau decays},
  author = {Daniel A. López Aguilar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.11348},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

13 pages, 5 figures, submitted to the proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Future Tau Charm Facilities (23-27 Nov. 2025, Shanghai, China) to be published in International Journal of Modern Physics A (IJMPA)

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