We re-examine the theoretical uncertainty in the Standard Model expression for B0-Bˉ0 mixing. We focus on lattice calculations of the ratio ξ, needed to relate the oscillation frequency of Bs0-Bˉs0 mixing to the poorly known CKM element Vtd. We replace the usual linear chiral extrapolation with one that includes the logarithm that appears in chiral perturbation theory. We find a significant shift in the ratio ξ, from the conventional 1.15±0.05 to ξ=1.32±0.10.
@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0206058,
title = {Remark on the Theoretical Uncertainty in B^0-\bar{B}^0 Mixing},
author = {Andreas S. Kronfeld and Sinead M. Ryan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0206058},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
10 pp., 4 figs; text on some other papers clarified, reference added