An upper limit on CP violation in the $B^0_s-\bar{B}^0_s$ system

Abstract

In a previous publication we noted that the time dependence of an incoherent $B^0-\bar{B}^0$ mixture undergoes a qualitative change when the magnitude of CP violation $δ$ exceeds a critical value. Requiring, on physical grounds, that the system evolve from an initial incoherent state to a final pure state in a monotonic way, yields a new upper limit for $δ$. The recent measurement of the wrong charge semileptonic asymmetry of $B_s^0$ mesons presented by the D0 collaboration is outside this bound by one standard deviation. If this result is confirmed it implies the existence of a new quantum mechanical oscillation phenomenon.

7 pages, 2 figures, version submitted for publication (Physical Review)