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arxiv: hep-ph/0701181 · v2 · submitted 2007-01-22 · ✦ hep-ph

Is There Still a B -> pi K Puzzle?

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We perform a fit to the 2006 B -> pi K data and show that there is a disagreement with the standard model. That is, the B -> pi K puzzle is still present. In fact, it has gotten worse than in earlier years. Assuming that one new-physics (NP) operator dominates, we show that a good fit is obtained only when the electroweak penguin amplitude is modified. The NP amplitude must be sizeable, with a large weak phase.

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