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Neutral B meson mixing converts the flavor eigenstates $B^0=\bar{b}d$ and ${\bar{B}}^0=b\bar{d}$ into one another through the weak interaction. The propagating mass eigenstates are $|B_L⟩=p|B^0⟩+q|{\bar{B}}^0⟩$ and $|B_H⟩=p|B^0⟩-q|{\bar{B}}^0⟩$, with $|p{|}^2+|q{|}^2=1$.

In units $\hslash =c=1$, neglect their width difference and take $|q/p|=1$. Evolution of an initial $B^0$ at proper time $t$ gives the undecayed flavour probabilitieswhere $\Delta m=m_H-m_L$ and $\Gamma$ is the common decay width. Their sum is the survival probability, not one.

For a common final state, mixing and direct decay interfere through ${\lambda }_f=(q/p)({\bar{A}}_f/A_f)$. In the Standard Model, $f=J/\psi K_S$ combines a J/psi meson with a short-lived neutral kaon. Neglecting subleading weak amplitudes and small kaon CP violation,Here the $V_{ij}$ are CKM matrix elements; the minus sign reflects the approximate negative CP parity of this specified final state. A different charmonium-kaon final state need not have that same sign.^[ref]

Use $B^0=d\bar{b}$ and ${\bar{B}}^0=\bar{d}b$. A box Feynman diagram with two W bosons and internal up-type quarks changes one neutral flavour into the other. The top quark contribution dominates the dispersive mixing amplitude and carries the squared CKM combination involving $V_{td},V_{tb}$. With a consistent meson phase convention,The illustration in b shows this box and the dominant decay topology. A suitable common final state is $f=J/\psi K_S$, reconstructed for example through $J/\psi \to {\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-}$ and $K_S\to {\pi }^{+}{\pi }^{-}$. The leading $\bar{b}\to \bar{c}c\bar{s}$ tree transition gives $B^0\to J/\psi K^0$, while the conjugate gives ${\bar{B}}^0\to J/\psi {\bar{K}}^0$. Neutral kaon mixing projects both kaon flavours onto the observed $K_S$.

The final state is approximately a CP eigenstate with ${\eta }_f=-1$: $J/\psi$ and $K_S$ each have CP approximately $+1$, and their relative orbital angular momentum is $L=1$ to couple the vector charmonium to the spin-zero parent. Neglecting the small kaon CP impurity and subleading decay amplitudes,There are two indistinguishable paths, direct decay and mixing followed by decay, so their amplitudes interfere. For $\Delta {\Gamma }_d\simeq 0$ and negligible direct CP violation, the time-dependent neutral-B CP asymmetry isMeasure the production flavour and proper decay time, fit the oscillation coefficient, and extract $\sin 2\beta$. This determines $\beta$ up to the usual trigonometric ambiguities unless further information is used. The cancellation of the dominant decay phase is why this channel isolates the angle involving $V_{td}$ without needing $V_{ub}$.