Corrections to sin(2 beta) from CP asymmetries in B^0 -> (pi^0,rho^0,eta,eta^',omega,phi) K_S decays

Abstract

Neglecting smaller amplitudes the time-dependent CP asymmetry in penguin-dominated b -> s q \bar q transitions (such as B -> phi K_S) is expected to equal sin(2 beta), an expectation not borne out by the present average experimental data. I compute and discuss the correction due to the smaller amplitudes in the framework of QCD factorization.