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Understanding large localized CP violation in $B^\pm\to K^\pm\pi^+\pi^-$ using dispersive methods

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-04-01 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

We utilize the universality of pion-pion (ππ\pi\pi) final-state interactions at small invariant masses to understand the enhanced localized CP violation in B±K±π+πB^\pm\to K^\pm\pi^+\pi^-, using a dispersive approach. From a fit to the integrated CP-asymmetry data, we successfully predict the Dalitz-plot kinematic distribution of the asymmetry in the low-energy ππ\pi\pi region, including the large localized CP violation recently observed by LHCb. An essential role is played by the contributions of isospin 2. This formalism, whose parameters have a physical meaning, can be adapted straightforwardly to other systems with CP violation enhanced by final-state interactions.

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@article{arxiv.2508.10989,
  title  = {Understanding large localized CP violation in $B^\pm\to K^\pm\pi^+\pi^-$ using dispersive methods},
  author = {L. A. Heuser and A. Reyes-Torrecilla and C. Hanhart and B. Kubis and P. C. Magalhães and T. Mannel and J. R. Peláez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.10989},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

7 pages, 6 figures; v2: supplemental material added, discussion updated, version published in Phys. Rev. Lett