Predictions of the CKM model for CP asymmetries in B decay

We discuss present-day uncertainties for the value of the CP-violating phase δ in the CKM matrix and point out how a knowledge of mt and/or χs could substantially reduce this uncertainty. A model-independent measurement of δ is, in principle, possible by studying certain CP-violating asymmetries, involving B0 mesons decaying into CP-conjugate hadronic final states. There exist three different classes of these asymmetries and we give estimates for their values, based on our present knowledge of the CKM matrix. Some comments on the experimental requirements for detecting these asymmetries are also presented. (orig.)