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Is There Still a B -> pi K Puzzle?

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2008-11-26 v2

Abstract

We perform a fit to the 2006 B -> pi K data and show that there is a disagreement with the standard model. That is, the B -> pi K puzzle is still present. In fact, it has gotten worse than in earlier years. Assuming that one new-physics (NP) operator dominates, we show that a good fit is obtained only when the electroweak penguin amplitude is modified. The NP amplitude must be sizeable, with a large weak phase.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0701181,
  title  = {Is There Still a B -> pi K Puzzle?},
  author = {Seungwon Baek and David London},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0701181},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

4 pages, revtex, no figures. References changed; analysis and conclusions unaltered

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