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1.2 Neutral � Mesons 11<br />

�È � � ��È � ��È �<br />

this gives another À eigenstate. In this particular case, this state must satisfy the Schröd<strong>in</strong>ger equation<br />

where the matrix À is a ¢ matrix (together with the matrices Å and ):<br />

� �<br />

�Ø<br />

� �<br />

�<br />

� À<br />

�<br />

� �<br />

�<br />

� Å<br />

�<br />

Tak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to account the � system and the relation ��� � �� � �� � that satisfies:<br />

� �<br />

�Ø<br />

� �<br />

Ô<br />

� À<br />

Õ<br />

- 0<br />

B<br />

- 0<br />

B<br />

b<br />

d -<br />

b<br />

d -<br />

� � ��<br />

� Å Å<br />

�<br />

� Å £ Å<br />

�<br />

� �<br />

�<br />

(u,c) t (u,c)<br />

- -<br />

t<br />

-<br />

W -<br />

W<br />

W<br />

(u,c) t<br />

-<br />

+<br />

(u,c)<br />

- - -<br />

t<br />

W +<br />

� �<br />

�<br />

� (1.5)<br />

�<br />

£<br />

d<br />

b -<br />

d<br />

b -<br />

��� �<br />

Ô<br />

�<br />

Õ<br />

96/10/24 11.13<br />

Figure 1-1. Feynman’s box diagrams describ<strong>in</strong>g � � oscillations.<br />

The off-diagonal terms should be one the complex conjugate of the other, s<strong>in</strong>ce the matrices are Hermitian.<br />

�È conservation would imply also the reality of those terms. The off-diagonal terms <strong>in</strong> these matrices, Å<br />

and , are particularly important <strong>in</strong> the discussion of �È violation: they are the dispersive and absorptive<br />

parts respectively of the transition amplitude from � to � . Å contributes to the transition amplitude<br />

from � to � through <strong>in</strong>termediate states described by box diagrams (see Fig. 1-1). The box diagrams<br />

have four vertices and so they are fourth order diagrams: <strong>in</strong> the Standard Model, they correspond to second<br />

B 0<br />

B 0<br />

�È VIOLATION IN THE �� SYSTEM

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