Further Study on Possible Violation of CP, T and CPT Symmetries in the $K^0$-$\overline{K^0}$ System --- Remarks and Results ---

Abstract

We demonstrate how one may identify or constrain possible violation of $CP$, $T$ and $CPT$ symmetries in the $K^0$-$\overline{K^0}$ system in a way as phenomenological and comprehensive as possibie. For this purpose, we first introduce parameters which represent violation of these symmetries in mixing parameters and decay amplitudes in a well-defined way. After discussing some characteristics of these parameters, we derive formulae which relate them to the experimentally measured quantities. We then carry out a numerical analysis with the help of the Bell-Steinberger relation to derive constraints to these violating parameters from available experimental data. Finally, we compare our parametrization and procedure of analysis with those employed in the recent literature.

Comments: 16 pages