8–14 Jan 2026
University of Granada, Carmen de la Victoria
Europe/Madrid timezone

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

13 Jan 2026, 12:30
30m
University of Granada, Carmen de la Victoria

University of Granada, Carmen de la Victoria

Speaker

Ms Alba Reyes Torrecilla (Departamento de Física Teórica and IPARCOS, Universidad Complutense de Madrid)

Description

We utilize the universality of pion--pion ($\pi\pi$) final-state interactions at small invariant masses to understand the enhanced local CP violation in $B^\pm\to K^\pm\pi^+\pi^-$, 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 $\pi\pi$ region, including the large local 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.

Author

Ms Alba Reyes Torrecilla (Departamento de Física Teórica and IPARCOS, Universidad Complutense de Madrid)

Co-authors

Mr Bastian Kubis (Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen und Kernphysik and Bethe Center for Theoretical Physics, Universität Bonn) Mr Christoph Hanhart (Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich) José Ramón Peláez Sagredo (Departamento de Física Teórica and IPARCOS, Universidad Complutense de Madrid) Mr Leon Heuser (Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen und Kernphysik and Bethe Center for Theoretical Physics, Universität Bonn) Ms Patricia C. Magalhães (Departamento de Raios Cósmicos e Cronologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas) Mr Thomas Mannel (Center of Particle Physics, Universität Siegen)

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