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Remark on the Theoretical Uncertainty in B^0-\bar{B}^0 Mixing

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2011-03-23 v2 High Energy Physics - Lattice

Abstract

We re-examine the theoretical uncertainty in the Standard Model expression for B0B^0-Bˉ0\bar{B}^0 mixing. We focus on lattice calculations of the ratio ξ\xi, needed to relate the oscillation frequency of Bs0B^0_s-Bˉs0\bar{B}^0_s mixing to the poorly known CKM element VtdV_{td}. 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\xi, from the conventional 1.15±0.051.15\pm0.05 to ξ=1.32±0.10\xi=1.32\pm0.10.

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@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