Direct CP Violation and Isospin Triangles of B → ππ Decays
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The recent observation of B d → ππ and B̄ d → ππ decay modes allows us to make a fresh isospin analysis of B → ππ transitions. We find that current experimental data can impose some model-independent constraints on the parameter space of direct CP violation in Bd → ππ and Bd → ππ. Furthermore, we establish a direct relationship between the weak phase α and the charge-averaged branching fractions and CP-violating asymmetries of B → ππ decays.
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