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Strong Phases in the Decays B to pi pi

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-11-11 v2

Abstract

Two sources of strong phases in the decays BB to ππ\pi\pi are identified: (1) "quasi-elastic scattering" corresponding to intermediate states like ππ\pi\pi and ρρ\rho\rho, (2) ``ccˉc\bar{c}'' corresponding to intermediate states like DDˉD\bar{D} and DDˉD^{*}\bar{D}^{*}. Possibilities of using data to identify these two sources are discussed and illustrated. Present data suggests both sources may be significant.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0506224,
  title  = {Strong Phases in the Decays B to pi pi},
  author = {Lincoln Wolfenstein and Feng Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0506224},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages, 1 figures