Search for CP violation in tau decays

Abstract

The results of the searches for CP non-conservation in the decays of tau leptons are presented. No evidence of violation of CP symmetry is observed neither in CLEO nor in BELLE data. Interpretation of these results is done within the framework of a model with a scalar boson exchange. Limits on the imaginary part of the coupling constant \Lambda, parameterizing the relative contribution of diagrams that would lead to CP violation, are -0.046 <\Im(\Lambda) < 0.022 at 90% C.L. and |\Im(\Lambda)| < 1.7 at 90% C.L. in tau-> pi pi^0 nu_{\tau} and tau-> K pi^0 nu_{\tau} modes, respectively.