Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2011-08-09
Phys.Rev.Lett.108:121801,2012
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
5 pages, 2 figures; typos corrected, references added, extended discussion of results, updated numerics, version as published
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.121801
The observables epsilon_K and Delta M_K play a prominent role in particle physics due to their sensitivity to new physics at short distances. To take advantage of this potential, a firm theoretical prediction of the standard-model background is essential. The charm-quark contribution is a major source of theoretical uncertainty. We address this issue by performing a next-to-next-to-leading-order (NNLO) QCD analysis of the charm-quark contribution eta_cc to the effective |Delta S|=2 Hamiltonian in the standard model. We find a large positive shift of 36%, leading to eta_cc = 1.87(76). This result might cast doubt on the validity of the perturbative expansion; we mention possible solutions. Finally, we give an updated value of the standard-model prediction for |epsilon_K| = 1.81(28) x 10^-3 and Delta M_K(SD) = 3.1(1.2) x 10^-15 GeV.
Brod Joachim
Gorbahn Martin
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