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Looking for New Physics in B --> K^* \pi and B --> \rho K Decays

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2014-11-18 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

B --> K^* \pi and B --> \rho K decays involve the same quark-level processes as B --> \pi K. Analyzing the measurements of the former decays might be able to shed additional light on the new-physics hints in the current B --> \pi K data. We perform fits to B --> K^* \pi and B --> \rho K decays, and find that the data can be accommodated within the standard model. However, this agreement is due principally to the large errors in the data, particularly the CP-violating asymmetries. If the errors on the B --> K^* \pi and B --> \rho K observables can be reduced, one will have a clearer sense of whether new physics is present in these decays.

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@article{arxiv.0904.2235,
  title  = {Looking for New Physics in B --> K^* \pi and B --> \rho K Decays},
  author = {Cheng-Wei Chiang and David London},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.2235},
  year   = {2014}
}

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12 pages and 6 plots; version to appear in journal