Measurement of the CKM angle alpha with the B-factories

Abstract

B-meson decays involving b->u transitions are sensitive to the Unitarity Triangle angle alpha (or phi_2). The B-factories at SLAC and KEK have made significant progress toward the measurement of alpha in recent years. This paper summarizes the results of the B-factories' constraints on alpha.

arXiv commentSubmitted to Modern Physics Letters A

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