Implications of two-channel rescattering for charm CP violation from precise dispersive data

Abstract

The experimental observation of large CP violation in charm-meson hadronic decays remains theoretically unexplained within the Standard Model. The data-driven approach which accounts for the rescattering between the final-state pion and kaon pairs provides predictions that fall short of the experimental values. However, it relies on a set of inputs that exhibit large uncertainties. In this work, we make optimal use of the available information on branching ratios and of only one strong-scattering input parameter that is well determined. We find that it remains unlikely to explain the experimental signal within this approach and obtain predictions for sum rules that constrain CP asymmetries of the pion and kaon channels.