Published October 5, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

The matrix of unitarity triangle angles for quarks

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX (United Kingdom)

Description

In the context of quark (as for lepton) mixing, we introduce the concept of the matrix of unitarity triangle angles Φ, emphasising that it carries equivalent information to the complex mixing matrix V itself. The angle matrix Φ has the added advantage, with respect to V, of being both basis- and phase-convention independent and consequently observable (indeed several Φ-matrix entries, e.g., Φcs=α, Φus=β, etc. are already long-studied as directly measurable/measured in B-physics experiments). We give complete translation formulae between the mixing-matrix and angle-matrix representations. We go on to consider briefly the present state of the experimental data on the full angle matrix and some of the prospects for the future, with reference to both the quark and lepton cases.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2009.09.004

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2009.09.004;
arXiv
arXiv:0904.3077v2;
PII
S0370-2693(09)01050-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
680
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 328-333
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41055638
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LEPTONS; MATRICES; MIXING; QUARKS; UNITARITY
Descriptors DEC
DATA; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.