Weak phase $\gamma$ from color-allowed $B\to DK$ rates

Abstract

The ratios of partial rates for charged B decays to the recently observed $D^{0}K$ mode and to the two $D_{CP}K$ final states (CP = $\pm$) are shown to constrain the weak phase $\gamma \equiv \mathrm{Arg}(V_{ub}^{\ast })$. The smaller color-suppressed rate, providing further information about the phase, can be determined from these rates alone. Present estimates suggest that, while the first constraints can already be obtained in a high luminosity e^+e^- B factory, measuring the color-suppressed rate would require dedicated hadronic B production experiments.

Comments: 7 pages,CALT-68-2159