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Standard parameters for the CKM Matrix

Given a CKM matrix `V` we can extract four real numbers `θ₁₂`, `θ₁₃`, `θ₂₃` and `δ₁₃`. These, when used in the standard parameterization return `V` up to equivalence.

This leads to the theorem `standParam.exists_for_CKMatrix` which says that up to equivalence every CKM matrix can be written using the standard parameterization.

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The parameter s12=sin⁡θ12s_{12} = \sin \theta_{12} of a CKM matrix

For an equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, this function returns the real number s12s_{12}, which corresponds to sin⁡θ12\sin \theta_{12} in the standard parameterization. It is defined as the ratio of the absolute value of the matrix element ∣Vus∣|V_{us}| to the square root of the sum of the squares of the absolute values ∣Vud∣|V_{ud}| and ∣Vus∣|V_{us}|: s12=∣Vus∣∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2 s_{12} = \frac{|V_{us}|}{\sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}} where ∣Vud∣|V_{ud}| and ∣Vus∣|V_{us}| are the magnitudes of the entries in the first row corresponding to the transitions from the up quark to the down and strange quarks, respectively.

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The parameter s13=sin⁡θ13s_{13} = \sin \theta_{13} of a CKM matrix

For an equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, this function returns the real number s13s_{13}, which corresponds to sin⁡θ13\sin \theta_{13} in the standard parameterization. It is defined as the absolute value of the matrix element in the first row and third column, ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}|, for any representative matrix VV in the equivalence class.

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The parameter s23=sin⁡θ23s_{23} = \sin \theta_{23} of a CKM matrix

For an equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, this function returns the real number s23s_{23}, which corresponds to sin⁡θ23\sin \theta_{23} in the standard parameterization. It is defined as: s23={∣Vcd∣if ∣Vub∣=1∣Vcb∣∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2if ∣Vub∣≠1 s_{23} = \begin{cases} |V_{cd}| & \text{if } |V_{ub}| = 1 \\ \frac{|V_{cb}|}{\sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}} & \text{if } |V_{ub}| \neq 1 \end{cases} where ∣Vij∣|V_{ij}| denotes the magnitude of the CKM matrix element corresponding to quarks ii and jj. This value is independent of the choice of representative V∈[V]V \in [V].

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The mixing angle θ12\theta_{12} of a CKM matrix

For an equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, this function returns the real number θ12∈R\theta_{12} \in \mathbb{R}, which represents the mixing angle between the first and second generations in the standard parameterization. It is defined as: θ12=arcsin⁡(s12) \theta_{12} = \arcsin(s_{12}) where s12s_{12} is the parameter calculated from the magnitudes of the matrix elements of VV as s12=∣Vus∣∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2s_{12} = \frac{|V_{us}|}{\sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}}.

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The parameter θ13\theta_{13} of a CKM matrix

For an equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, this function returns the real number θ13∈R\theta_{13} \in \mathbb{R}, which represents the mixing angle between the first and third generations in the standard parameterization. It is defined as: θ13=arcsin⁡(s13) \theta_{13} = \arcsin(s_{13}) where s13s_{13} is the sine of the mixing angle, calculated as the magnitude of the matrix element in the first row and third column, ∣V13∣|V_{13}| (or ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}|).

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The parameter θ23\theta_{23} of a CKM matrix

For an equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, this function returns the real number θ23∈R\theta_{23} \in \mathbb{R}, which represents the mixing angle between the second and third generations in the standard parameterization. It is defined as: θ23=arcsin⁡(s23) \theta_{23} = \arcsin(s_{23}) where s23s_{23} is the sine of the mixing angle calculated from the magnitudes of the matrix elements of VV.

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c12=cos⁡θ12c_{12} = \cos \theta_{12} of a CKM matrix

For an equivalence class of a CKM matrix [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, this function returns the real number c12c_{12}, defined as the cosine of the mixing angle θ12\theta_{12} in the standard parameterization: c12=cos⁡(θ12) c_{12} = \cos(\theta_{12}) where θ12\theta_{12} is the mixing angle between the first and second generations.

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c13=cos⁡θ13c_{13} = \cos \theta_{13} of a CKM matrix

For an equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, this function returns the real number c13c_{13}, which is defined as the cosine of the mixing angle θ13\theta_{13} in the standard parameterization: c13=cos⁡θ13 c_{13} = \cos \theta_{13} where θ13\theta_{13} is the mixing angle between the first and third generations of quarks.

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The parameter c23=cos⁡θ23c_{23} = \cos \theta_{23} of a CKM matrix

For an equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, this function returns the real number c23c_{23}, which is the cosine of the mixing angle θ23\theta_{23} in the standard parameterization. It is defined as: c23=cos⁡θ23 c_{23} = \cos \theta_{23} where θ23\theta_{23} is the mixing angle between the second and third generations of quarks.

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CP-violating phase δ13\delta_{13} of a CKM matrix

For an equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices (defined as 3×33 \times 3 unitary matrices modulo diagonal phase rephasing), this function returns the real-valued CP-violating phase δ13\delta_{13} used in the standard parameterization. Mathematically, it is defined as the argument of the complex invariant: δ13=arg⁡(VusVcbVub∗Vcs∗+∣Vus∣2∣Vub∣2∣Vcb∣2∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2)\delta_{13} = \arg \left( V_{us} V_{cb} V_{ub}^* V_{cs}^* + \frac{|V_{us}|^2 |V_{ub}|^2 |V_{cb}|^2}{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2} \right) where VijV_{ij} are the elements of the representative matrix VV.

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s12≥0s_{12} \geq 0 for CKM Matrices

For any equivalence class of CKM matrices VV under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the parameter s12=sin⁡θ12s_{12} = \sin \theta_{12} is non-negative, i.e., s12≥0s_{12} \geq 0. This parameter is defined as s12=∣Vus∣∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2 s_{12} = \frac{|V_{us}|}{\sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}} where ∣Vud∣|V_{ud}| and ∣Vus∣|V_{us}| are the absolute values of the entries in the first row of the CKM matrix corresponding to transitions from the up quark to the down and strange quarks, respectively.

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s13≥0s_{13} \geq 0 for CKM Matrices

For any equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the parameter s13=sin⁡θ13s_{13} = \sin \theta_{13} is non-negative, i.e., s13≥0s_{13} \geq 0. This parameter is defined as the absolute value of the matrix element in the first row and third column, ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}|.

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s23≥0s_{23} \geq 0 for CKM Matrices

For any equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the parameter s23=sin⁡θ23s_{23} = \sin \theta_{23} is non-negative, i.e., s23≥0s_{23} \geq 0. This parameter is defined as: s23={∣Vcd∣if ∣Vub∣=1∣Vcb∣∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2if ∣Vub∣≠1 s_{23} = \begin{cases} |V_{cd}| & \text{if } |V_{ub}| = 1 \\ \frac{|V_{cb}|}{\sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}} & \text{if } |V_{ub}| \neq 1 \end{cases} where ∣Vij∣|V_{ij}| represents the magnitude of the CKM matrix element corresponding to quarks ii and jj.

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s12≤1s_{12} \leq 1 for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the parameter s12=sin⁡θ12s_{12} = \sin \theta_{12} satisfies s12≤1s_{12} \leq 1. The parameter s12s_{12} is defined as s12=∣Vus∣∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2 s_{12} = \frac{|V_{us}|}{\sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}} where ∣Vud∣|V_{ud}| and ∣Vus∣|V_{us}| are the absolute values of the matrix elements corresponding to the transitions from the up quark to the down and strange quarks, respectively.

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s13≤1s_{13} \leq 1 for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class of CKM matrices VV under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the parameter s13=sin⁡θ13s_{13} = \sin \theta_{13} (defined as the absolute value of the matrix element ∣V13∣|V_{13}|) satisfies s13≤1s_{13} \leq 1.

theorem

s23≤1s_{23} \leq 1 for CKM Matrices

For any CKM matrix (viewed as an equivalence class under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation), the parameter s23=sin⁡θ23s_{23} = \sin \theta_{23} satisfies the inequality s23≤1s_{23} \leq 1.

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sin⁡θ12=s12\sin \theta_{12} = s_{12} for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the mixing angle θ12\theta_{12} and the parameter s12s_{12} satisfy the relation: sin⁡θ12=s12\sin \theta_{12} = s_{12} where s12s_{12} is defined in terms of the CKM matrix elements as s12=∣Vus∣∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2s_{12} = \frac{|V_{us}|}{\sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}}, and θ12\theta_{12} is defined as arcsin⁡(s12)\arcsin(s_{12}).

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sin⁡θ13=s13\sin \theta_{13} = s_{13} for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the mixing angle θ13\theta_{13} and the parameter s13s_{13} satisfy the relation: sin⁡θ13=s13\sin \theta_{13} = s_{13} where s13s_{13} is defined as the absolute value of the CKM matrix element ∣V13∣|V_{13}| (also denoted ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}|), and the angle θ13\theta_{13} is defined as arcsin⁡(s13)\arcsin(s_{13}).

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sin⁡θ23=s23\sin \theta_{23} = s_{23} for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the sine of the mixing angle θ23\theta_{23} is equal to the parameter s23s_{23}, where θ23=arcsin⁡(s23)\theta_{23} = \arcsin(s_{23}). That is, sin⁡θ23=s23\sin \theta_{23} = s_{23} where s23s_{23} is defined based on the magnitudes of the CKM matrix elements ∣Vij∣|V_{ij}|.

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sin⁡θ12=s12\sin \theta_{12} = s_{12} for CKM Matrices (Complex Sine)

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the complex sine of the mixing angle θ12\theta_{12} is equal to the parameter s12s_{12}: sin⁡θ12=s12\sin \theta_{12} = s_{12} where s12s_{12} is the real parameter defined by the magnitudes of the matrix elements as s12=∣Vus∣∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2s_{12} = \frac{|V_{us}|}{\sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}}, and θ12\theta_{12} is the mixing angle defined as θ12=arcsin⁡(s12)\theta_{12} = \arcsin(s_{12}).

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sin⁡θ13=s13\sin \theta_{13} = s_{13} (Complex) for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the complex sine of the mixing angle θ13\theta_{13} is equal to the parameter s13s_{13} (defined as the magnitude of the matrix element ∣V13∣|V_{13}|). That is, sin⁡(θ13)=s13\sin(\theta_{13}) = s_{13} where sin⁡\sin is the sine function for complex numbers.

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sin⁡θ23=s23\sin \theta_{23} = s_{23} (Complex) for CKM Matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the complex sine of the mixing angle θ23\theta_{23} is equal to the real parameter s23s_{23}: sin⁡θ23=s23\sin \theta_{23} = s_{23} where s23s_{23} is the parameter defined by the magnitudes of the matrix elements ∣Vij∣|V_{ij}|, and θ23\theta_{23} is the mixing angle defined as θ23=arcsin⁡(s23)\theta_{23} = \arcsin(s_{23}).

theorem

∣sin⁡θ12∣=sin⁡θ12|\sin \theta_{12}| = \sin \theta_{12} for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the absolute value of the complex sine of the mixing angle θ12\theta_{12} is equal to the real sine of θ12\theta_{12}: ∣sin⁡(θ12)∣=sin⁡(θ12) |\sin(\theta_{12})| = \sin(\theta_{12}) where θ12\theta_{12} is the real mixing angle defined as θ12=arcsin⁡(s12)\theta_{12} = \arcsin(s_{12}), and s12s_{12} is the non-negative parameter defined by the magnitudes of the matrix elements ∣Vud∣|V_{ud}| and ∣Vus∣|V_{us}| as: s12=∣Vus∣∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2 s_{12} = \frac{|V_{us}|}{\sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}}

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∣sin⁡θ13∣=sin⁡θ13|\sin \theta_{13}| = \sin \theta_{13} for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the complex absolute value (norm) of the sine of the mixing angle θ13\theta_{13} is equal to the real sine of θ13\theta_{13}. That is, ∣sin⁡θ13∣=sin⁡θ13 |\sin \theta_{13}| = \sin \theta_{13} where θ13\theta_{13} is the mixing angle associated with the equivalence class [V][V].

theorem

∣sin⁡θ23∣=sin⁡θ23|\sin \theta_{23}| = \sin \theta_{23} for CKM Matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the absolute value of the complex sine of the mixing angle θ23\theta_{23} is equal to the real sine of θ23\theta_{23}: ∣sin⁡θ23∣=sin⁡θ23 |\sin \theta_{23}| = \sin \theta_{23} where θ23\theta_{23} is the mixing angle defined as θ23=arcsin⁡(s23)\theta_{23} = \arcsin(s_{23}), and s23s_{23} is the non-negative real parameter representing the sine of the mixing angle in the standard parameterization.

theorem

s12=0s_{12} = 0 if ∣Vub∣=1|V_{ub}| = 1 for a CKM matrix

For an equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, if the magnitude of the matrix element ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}| is equal to 11, then the parameter s12s_{12} (which represents sin⁡θ12\sin \theta_{12} in the standard parameterization) is equal to 00. The parameter s12s_{12} is defined as the ratio of the absolute value ∣Vus∣|V_{us}| to the square root of the sum of the squares of the absolute values ∣Vud∣|V_{ud}| and ∣Vus∣|V_{us}|: s12=∣Vus∣∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2 s_{12} = \frac{|V_{us}|}{\sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}} where ∣Vud∣|V_{ud}| and ∣Vus∣|V_{us}| are the magnitudes of the entries in the first row corresponding to transitions from the uu quark to the dd and ss quarks, respectively.

theorem

s13=1s_{13} = 1 when ∣Vub∣=1|V_{ub}| = 1 for a CKM matrix

Let [V][V] be an equivalence class of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation. If the absolute value of the matrix element ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}| is equal to 11, then the parameter s13s_{13} in the standard parameterization (which represents sin⁡θ13\sin \theta_{13}) is equal to 11.

theorem

s23=∣Vcd∣s_{23} = |V_{cd}| when ∣Vub∣=1|V_{ub}| = 1 for a CKM matrix

For an equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, if the magnitude of the matrix element ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}| is equal to 11, then the parameter s23s_{23} (which represents sin⁡θ23\sin \theta_{23} in the standard parameterization) is equal to the magnitude of the matrix element ∣Vcd∣|V_{cd}|.

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Value of s23s_{23} when ∣Vub∣≠1|V_{ub}| \neq 1

Let [V][V] be an equivalence class of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation. If the magnitude of the matrix element ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}| is not equal to 11, then the standard parameter s23s_{23} (representing sin⁡θ23\sin \theta_{23}) is given by: s23=∣Vcb∣∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2s_{23} = \frac{|V_{cb}|}{\sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}} where ∣Vij∣|V_{ij}| denotes the absolute value of the matrix element for the corresponding quarks.

theorem

cos⁡θ12=c12\cos \theta_{12} = c_{12} for a CKM matrix

Let [V][V] be an equivalence class of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation. For the standard parameterization of the CKM matrix, the cosine of the mixing angle θ12\theta_{12} is equal to the parameter c12c_{12}: cos⁡(θ12)=c12 \cos(\theta_{12}) = c_{12} where θ12\theta_{12} is the mixing angle between the first and second generations of quarks.

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cos⁡θ13=C13\cos \theta_{13} = C_{13} for a CKM Matrix

For any equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the cosine of the mixing angle θ13\theta_{13} is equal to the parameter C13C_{13}: cos⁡(θ13)=C13 \cos(\theta_{13}) = C_{13} where θ13\theta_{13} is the mixing angle between the first and third generations of quarks and the CKM matrices are 3×33 \times 3 unitary matrices. Two matrices U,VU, V are equivalent if there exist diagonal phase matrices PP and QQ such that U=PVQU = PVQ.

theorem

C23=cos⁡θ23C_{23} = \cos \theta_{23}

For any equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the cosine of the mixing angle θ23\theta_{23} is equal to the parameter C23C_{23}: cos⁡(θ23)=C23 \cos(\theta_{23}) = C_{23} where the CKM matrices are 3×33 \times 3 unitary matrices and the equivalence relation ∼\sim is defined by U∼VU \sim V if U=PVQU = P V Q for some diagonal phase matrices PP and QQ.

theorem

∣cos⁡θ12∣=cos⁡θ12|\cos \theta_{12}| = \cos \theta_{12} for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the absolute value of the cosine of the mixing angle θ12\theta_{12} is equal to the cosine of θ12\theta_{12}: ∣cos⁡(θ12)∣=cos⁡(θ12) |\cos(\theta_{12})| = \cos(\theta_{12}) where θ12\theta_{12} is the mixing angle between the first and second quark generations in the standard parameterization.

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∣cos⁡θ13∣=cos⁡θ13|\cos \theta_{13}| = \cos \theta_{13} for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of a CKM matrix under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, let θ13\theta_{13} be the mixing angle between the first and third generations in the standard parameterization. The absolute value of the cosine of this angle satisfies: ∣cos⁡θ13∣=cos⁡θ13 |\cos \theta_{13}| = \cos \theta_{13} This identity reflects that cos⁡θ13\cos \theta_{13} is non-negative, consistent with the definition of θ13\theta_{13} as arcsin⁡(∣V13∣)\arcsin(|V_{13}|) where θ13∈[−π/2,π/2]\theta_{13} \in [-\pi/2, \pi/2].

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∣cos⁡θ23∣=cos⁡θ23|\cos \theta_{23}| = \cos \theta_{23} for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, let θ23\theta_{23} be the mixing angle between the second and third quark generations. The magnitude of the cosine of this angle is equal to the cosine itself: ∣cos⁡θ23∣=cos⁡θ23 |\cos \theta_{23}| = \cos \theta_{23} This implies that cos⁡θ23≥0\cos \theta_{23} \geq 0 for CKM matrices in the standard parameterization.

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s122+c122=1s_{12}^2 + c_{12}^2 = 1 for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of a CKM matrix under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, let s12s_{12} and c12c_{12} be the real parameters representing sin⁡θ12\sin \theta_{12} and cos⁡θ12\cos \theta_{12} in the standard parameterization. Then, these parameters satisfy the identity: s122+c122=1s_{12}^2 + c_{12}^2 = 1

theorem

s132+c132=1s_{13}^2 + c_{13}^2 = 1 for CKM Matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the parameters s13s_{13} and c13c_{13} satisfy the identity s132+c132=1 s_{13}^2 + c_{13}^2 = 1 where s13s_{13} and c13c_{13} are defined as sin⁡θ13\sin \theta_{13} and cos⁡θ13\cos \theta_{13} respectively, and θ13\theta_{13} is the mixing angle between the first and third generations of quarks.

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s232+c232=1s_{23}^2 + c_{23}^2 = 1 for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, let s23s_{23} and c23c_{23} be the real-valued parameters representing sin⁡θ23\sin \theta_{23} and cos⁡θ23\cos \theta_{23} respectively in the standard parameterization. These parameters satisfy the identity s232+c232=1 s_{23}^2 + c_{23}^2 = 1 where θ23\theta_{23} is the mixing angle between the second and third quark generations.

theorem

c12=1c_{12} = 1 if ∣Vub∣=1|V_{ub}| = 1 for a CKM matrix

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, if the magnitude of the matrix element ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}| (the entry in the first row and third column) is equal to 11, then the parameter c12c_{12}, which represents cos⁡θ12\cos \theta_{12} in the standard parameterization, is equal to 11.

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c13=0c_{13} = 0 if ∣Vub∣=1|V_{ub}| = 1 for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, if the absolute value of the matrix element ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}| is equal to 11, then the parameter c13c_{13} (which represents cos⁡θ13\cos \theta_{13} in the standard parameterization) is equal to 00.

theorem

c12=∣Vud∣/∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2c_{12} = |V_{ud}| / \sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2} when ∣Vub∣≠1|V_{ub}| \neq 1

For an equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, if the magnitude of the matrix element ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}| is not equal to 11, then the parameter c12=cos⁡θ12c_{12} = \cos \theta_{12} in the standard parameterization is given by: c12=∣Vud∣∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2 c_{12} = \frac{|V_{ud}|}{\sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}} where ∣Vud∣|V_{ud}| and ∣Vus∣|V_{us}| are the magnitudes of the matrix elements corresponding to the u→du \to d and u→su \to s quark transitions, respectively.

theorem

c13=∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2c_{13} = \sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2} for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the parameter c13c_{13}, which represents cos⁡θ13\cos \theta_{13} in the standard parameterization, is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the absolute values of the matrix elements ∣Vud∣|V_{ud}| and ∣Vus∣|V_{us}|: c13=∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2c_{13} = \sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2} where ∣Vud∣|V_{ud}| and ∣Vus∣|V_{us}| are the magnitudes of the entries in the first row and the first and second columns, respectively.

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c23=∣Vtb∣/∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2c_{23} = |V_{tb}| / \sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2} for CKM matrices when ∣Vub∣≠1|V_{ub}| \neq 1

Let [V][V] be an equivalence class of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation. If the magnitude of the matrix element ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}| is not equal to 11, then the standard parameter c23c_{23} (representing cos⁡θ23\cos \theta_{23}) is given by: c23=∣Vtb∣∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2c_{23} = \frac{|V_{tb}|}{\sqrt{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}} where ∣Vtb∣|V_{tb}|, ∣Vud∣|V_{ud}|, and ∣Vus∣|V_{us}| denote the absolute values of the entries in the CKM matrix corresponding to the specified quark transitions.

theorem

∣Vud∣=c12c13|V_{ud}| = c_{12} c_{13} for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class of CKM matrices [V][V] under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the absolute value of the matrix element corresponding to the transition from the up quark to the down quark, ∣Vud∣|V_{ud}|, is equal to the product of the standard parameters c12c_{12} and c13c_{13}: ∣Vud∣=c12c13 |V_{ud}| = c_{12} c_{13} where c12=cos⁡θ12c_{12} = \cos \theta_{12} is the cosine of the mixing angle between the first and second generations, and c13=cos⁡θ13c_{13} = \cos \theta_{13} is the cosine of the mixing angle between the first and third generations.

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∣Vus∣=s12c13|V_{us}| = s_{12} c_{13} for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the absolute value of the matrix element corresponding to the transition from the up quark to the strange quark, ∣Vus∣|V_{us}|, is equal to the product of the standard parameters s12s_{12} and c13c_{13}: ∣Vus∣=s12c13 |V_{us}| = s_{12} c_{13} where s12=sin⁡θ12s_{12} = \sin \theta_{12} is the sine of the mixing angle between the first and second generations, and c13=cos⁡θ13c_{13} = \cos \theta_{13} is the cosine of the mixing angle between the first and third generations.

theorem

∣Vub∣=s13|V_{ub}| = s_{13} for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the absolute value of the matrix element ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}| (the entry in the first row and third column) is equal to the standard parameter s13s_{13}, which corresponds to sin⁡θ13\sin \theta_{13} in the standard parameterization.

theorem

∣Vcb∣=s23c13|V_{cb}| = s_{23} c_{13} for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the magnitude of the matrix element ∣Vcb∣|V_{cb}| (the entry corresponding to the charm and bottom quarks) is equal to the product of the standard parameters s23s_{23} and c13c_{13}: ∣Vcb∣=s23⋅c13|V_{cb}| = s_{23} \cdot c_{13} where s23=sin⁡θ23s_{23} = \sin \theta_{23} and c13=cos⁡θ13c_{13} = \cos \theta_{13} in the standard parameterization of the CKM matrix.

theorem

∣Vtb∣=c23c13|V_{tb}| = c_{23} c_{13} for CKM matrices

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation, the magnitude of the matrix element ∣Vtb∣|V_{tb}| (corresponding to the transition between the top quark and the bottom quark) is equal to the product of the standard parameters c23c_{23} and c13c_{13}: ∣Vtb∣=c23⋅c13|V_{tb}| = c_{23} \cdot c_{13} where c23=cos⁡θ23c_{23} = \cos \theta_{23} and c13=cos⁡θ13c_{13} = \cos \theta_{13} represent the cosines of the mixing angles between the second and third generations, and the first and third generations of quarks, respectively, in the standard parameterization.

theorem

∣Vub∣=1|V_{ub}| = 1 if cos⁡θ13=0\cos \theta_{13} = 0

For any equivalence class [V][V] of CKM matrices (represented by 3×33 \times 3 unitary matrices under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation), if the mixing angle θ13\theta_{13} satisfies cos⁡θ13=0\cos \theta_{13} = 0, then the absolute value of the matrix element ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}| (the entry in the first row and third column) is equal to 11.

theorem

Zero CKM Matrix Elements iff Zero Cosine or Sine of Mixing Angles

For any CKM matrix VV, let ⟦V⟧\llbracket V \rrbracket be its phase-rephasing equivalence class. The magnitudes of the CKM matrix elements ∣Vud∣|V_{ud}|, ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}|, ∣Vus∣|V_{us}|, ∣Vcb∣|V_{cb}|, and ∣Vtb∣|V_{tb}|, and the standard mixing angles θ12\theta_{12}, θ13\theta_{13}, and θ23\theta_{23} evaluated on ⟦V⟧\llbracket V \rrbracket satisfy the following equivalence: ∣Vud∣=0∨∣Vub∣=0∨∣Vus∣=0∨∣Vcb∣=0∨∣Vtb∣=0  ⟺  cos⁡θ12=0∨cos⁡θ13=0∨cos⁡θ23=0∨sin⁡θ12=0∨sin⁡θ13=0∨sin⁡θ23=0 |V_{ud}| = 0 \lor |V_{ub}| = 0 \lor |V_{us}| = 0 \lor |V_{cb}| = 0 \lor |V_{tb}| = 0 \iff \cos \theta_{12} = 0 \lor \cos \theta_{13} = 0 \lor \cos \theta_{23} = 0 \lor \sin \theta_{12} = 0 \lor \sin \theta_{13} = 0 \lor \sin \theta_{23} = 0

theorem

mulExpδ13\text{mulExp}\delta_{13} of the standard parameterization with extracted angles and phase δ13\delta_{13}

For any CKM matrix VV and any real phase δ13\delta_{13}, let θ12,θ13\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, and θ23\theta_{23} be the mixing angles of the phase-rephasing equivalence class ⟦V⟧\llbracket V \rrbracket. If we construct a new CKM matrix using the standard parameterization with these extracted angles and the phase δ13\delta_{13}, then the complex invariant mulExpδ13\text{mulExp}\delta_{13} of the resulting equivalence class is given by: mulExpδ13(⟦standParam(θ12,θ13,θ23,δ13)⟧)=sin⁡θ12cos⁡2θ13sin⁡θ23sin⁡θ13cos⁡θ12cos⁡θ23eiδ13 \text{mulExp}\delta_{13} \left( \llbracket \text{standParam}(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, \delta_{13}) \rrbracket \right) = \sin \theta_{12} \cos^2 \theta_{13} \sin \theta_{23} \sin \theta_{13} \cos \theta_{12} \cos \theta_{23} e^{i \delta_{13}} where ii is the imaginary unit.

theorem

Condition for mulExpδ13=0\text{mulExp}\delta_{13} = 0 in the Standard CKM Parameterization

For any CKM matrix VV and any real phase δ13\delta_{13}, let θ12,θ13\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, and θ23\theta_{23} be the mixing angles extracted from the phase-rephasing equivalence class ⟦V⟧\llbracket V \rrbracket. The complex invariant mulExpδ13\text{mulExp}\delta_{13} evaluated on the equivalence class of the standard parameterization constructed with these angles and δ13\delta_{13} is equal to zero if and only if at least one of the matrix element magnitudes ∣Vud∣|V_{ud}|, ∣Vub∣|V_{ub}|, ∣Vus∣|V_{us}|, ∣Vcb∣|V_{cb}|, or ∣Vtb∣|V_{tb}| of the original equivalence class ⟦V⟧\llbracket V \rrbracket is zero. Formally, this is expressed as: mulExpδ13(⟦standParam(θ12,θ13,θ23,δ13)⟧)=0  ⟺  ∣Vud∣=0∨∣Vub∣=0∨∣Vus∣=0∨∣Vcb∣=0∨∣Vtb∣=0 \text{mulExp}\delta_{13}(\llbracket \text{standParam}(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, \delta_{13}) \rrbracket) = 0 \iff |V_{ud}| = 0 \lor |V_{ub}| = 0 \lor |V_{us}| = 0 \lor |V_{cb}| = 0 \lor |V_{tb}| = 0 where mulExpδ13\text{mulExp}\delta_{13} is defined as the complex invariant JC+∣Vus∣2∣Vub∣2∣Vcb∣2∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2J_{\mathbb{C}} + \frac{|V_{us}|^2 |V_{ub}|^2 |V_{cb}|^2}{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}.

theorem

Magnitude of the complex invariant mulExpδ13\text{mulExp}\delta_{13} for the standard CKM parameterization

For any CKM matrix VV and any real phase δ13\delta_{13}, let θ12,θ13\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, and θ23\theta_{23} be the mixing angles of the phase-rephasing equivalence class ⟦V⟧\llbracket V \rrbracket. Let VstdV_{std} be the CKM matrix constructed using the standard parameterization with these extracted angles and the phase δ13\delta_{13}. The absolute value (norm) of the complex invariant mulExpδ13\text{mulExp}\delta_{13} of the equivalence class ⟦Vstd⟧\llbracket V_{std} \rrbracket is: ∣mulExpδ13(⟦Vstd⟧)∣=sin⁡θ12cos⁡2θ13sin⁡θ23sin⁡θ13cos⁡θ12cos⁡θ23 |\text{mulExp}\delta_{13}(\llbracket V_{std} \rrbracket)| = \sin \theta_{12} \cos^2 \theta_{13} \sin \theta_{23} \sin \theta_{13} \cos \theta_{12} \cos \theta_{23} where the complex invariant is defined as mulExpδ13=JC+∣Vus∣2∣Vub∣2∣Vcb∣2∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2\text{mulExp}\delta_{13} = J_{\mathbb{C}} + \frac{|V_{us}|^2 |V_{ub}|^2 |V_{cb}|^2}{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}, and JCJ_{\mathbb{C}} is the complex Jarlskog invariant.

theorem

The complex phase of mulExpδ13\text{mulExp}\delta_{13} in standard parameterization is δ13\delta_{13}

For any CKM matrix VV and real phase δ13\delta_{13}, let θ12,θ13\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, and θ23\theta_{23} be the mixing angles extracted from the phase-rephasing equivalence class ⟦V⟧\llbracket V \rrbracket. Let VstdV_{std} be the CKM matrix constructed using the standard parameterization with these extracted angles and the phase δ13\delta_{13}. If the complex invariant of the resulting equivalence class, defined as mulExpδ13(⟦Vstd⟧)=JC+∣Vus∣2∣Vub∣2∣Vcb∣2∣Vud∣2+∣Vus∣2\text{mulExp}\delta_{13}(\llbracket V_{std} \rrbracket) = J_{\mathbb{C}} + \frac{|V_{us}|^2 |V_{ub}|^2 |V_{cb}|^2}{|V_{ud}|^2 + |V_{us}|^2}, is non-zero, then: eiarg⁡(mulExpδ13(⟦Vstd⟧))=eiδ13 e^{i \arg(\text{mulExp}\delta_{13}(\llbracket V_{std} \rrbracket))} = e^{i \delta_{13}} where arg⁡(z)\arg(z) denotes the argument of the complex number zz and ii is the imaginary unit.

theorem

cos⁡θ13=0\cos \theta_{13} = 0 implies standard CKM parameterizations are equivalent for all δ13\delta_{13}

Let VV be a CKM matrix (a 3×33 \times 3 complex unitary matrix), and let θ12\theta_{12}, θ13\theta_{13}, and θ23\theta_{23} be the mixing angles extracted from its equivalence class under phase rephasing. If cos⁡θ13=0\cos \theta_{13} = 0, then for any real phase δ13\delta_{13}, the matrix V(θ12,θ13,θ23,δ13)V(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, \delta_{13}) constructed via the standard CKM parameterization is equivalent to the matrix V(θ12,θ13,θ23,0)V(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, 0). Two matrices UU and VV are considered equivalent (U≈VU \approx V) if there exist diagonal phase matrices PL,PR∈U(3)P_L, P_R \in U(3) such that U=PLVPRU = P_L V P_R, representing a rephasing of the fermion fields.

theorem

cos⁡θ12=0\cos \theta_{12} = 0 implies standard CKM parameterizations are equivalent for all δ13\delta_{13}

Let VV be a CKM matrix (a 3×33 \times 3 unitary matrix), and let θ12\theta_{12}, θ13\theta_{13}, and θ23\theta_{23} be the mixing angles extracted from its equivalence class under phase rephasing. If cos⁡θ12=0\cos \theta_{12} = 0, then for any real phase δ13\delta_{13}, the matrix V(θ12,θ13,θ23,δ13)V(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, \delta_{13}) constructed via the standard CKM parameterization is equivalent to the matrix V(θ12,θ13,θ23,0)V(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, 0). Two matrices UU and VV are considered equivalent (U≈VU \approx V) if there exist diagonal phase matrices PL,PR∈U(3)P_L, P_R \in U(3) such that U=PLVPRU = P_L V P_R, representing a rephasing of the fermion fields.

theorem

cos⁡θ23=0\cos \theta_{23} = 0 implies standard CKM parameterizations are equivalent for all δ13\delta_{13}

Let VV be a CKM matrix (a 3×33 \times 3 unitary matrix), and let θ12\theta_{12}, θ13\theta_{13}, and θ23\theta_{23} be the mixing angles extracted from its equivalence class under phase rephasing. If cos⁡θ23=0\cos \theta_{23} = 0, then for any real phase δ13\delta_{13}, the matrix V(θ12,θ13,θ23,δ13)V(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, \delta_{13}) constructed via the standard CKM parameterization is equivalent to the matrix V(θ12,θ13,θ23,0)V(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, 0). Two matrices UU and VV are considered equivalent (U≈VU \approx V) if there exist diagonal phase matrices PL,PR∈U(3)P_L, P_R \in U(3) such that U=PLVPRU = P_L V P_R, representing a rephasing of the fermion fields.

theorem

sin⁡θ13=0  ⟹  V(δ13)≈V(0)\sin \theta_{13} = 0 \implies V(\delta_{13}) \approx V(0) in standard CKM parameterization

Let VV be a 3×33 \times 3 unitary CKM matrix, and let θ12,θ13\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, and θ23\theta_{23} be the mixing angles extracted from its equivalence class under phase rephasing. If sin⁡θ13=0\sin \theta_{13} = 0, then for any real phase δ13\delta_{13}, the standard parameterization matrix V(θ12,θ13,θ23,δ13)V(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, \delta_{13}) is equivalent to the standard parameterization matrix with no CP-violating phase, V(θ12,θ13,θ23,0)V(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, 0), under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation ≈\approx. Here, U≈WU \approx W signifies that there exist diagonal phase matrices DL,DRD_L, D_R such that U=DLWDRU = D_L W D_R.

theorem

sin⁡θ12=0  ⟹  V(δ13)≈V(0)\sin \theta_{12} = 0 \implies V(\delta_{13}) \approx V(0) in standard CKM parameterization

Let VV be a 3×33 \times 3 unitary CKM matrix, and let θ12\theta_{12}, θ13\theta_{13}, and θ23\theta_{23} be the mixing angles extracted from its equivalence class under phase rephasing. If sin⁡θ12=0\sin \theta_{12} = 0, then for any real phase δ13\delta_{13}, the standard parameterization matrix V(θ12,θ13,θ23,δ13)V(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, \delta_{13}) is equivalent to the standard parameterization matrix with no CP-violating phase, V(θ12,θ13,θ23,0)V(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, 0), under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation ≈\approx. Here, U≈VU \approx V signifies that there exist diagonal phase matrices DL,DRD_L, D_R such that U=DLVDRU = D_L V D_R.

theorem

sin⁡θ23=0  ⟹  V(δ13)≈V(0)\sin \theta_{23} = 0 \implies V(\delta_{13}) \approx V(0) in standard CKM parameterization

Let VV be a 3×33 \times 3 unitary CKM matrix, and let θ12\theta_{12}, θ13\theta_{13}, and θ23\theta_{23} be the mixing angles extracted from its equivalence class ⟦V⟧\llbracket V \rrbracket under phase rephasing. If sin⁡θ23=0\sin \theta_{23} = 0, then for any real phase δ13∈R\delta_{13} \in \mathbb{R}, the standard parameterization matrix V(θ12,θ13,θ23,δ13)V(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, \delta_{13}) is equivalent to the standard parameterization matrix with no CP-violating phase, V(θ12,θ13,θ23,0)V(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, 0), under the phase-rephasing equivalence relation ≈\approx. Here, U≈VU \approx V signifies that there exist diagonal phase matrices DLD_L and DRD_R such that U=DLVDRU = D_L V D_R.

theorem

Existence of a CP-violating phase δ13\delta_{13} for the standard parameterization of a CKM matrix VV with fixed mixing angles θij\theta_{ij}

For any CKM matrix VV (represented as a 3×33 \times 3 unitary matrix), there exists a real number δ13\delta_{13} such that VV is equivalent under phase rephasing (V≈standParam(θ12,θ13,θ23,δ13)V \approx \text{standParam}(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, \delta_{13})) to the standard parameterization matrix, where the mixing angles θ12\theta_{12}, θ13\theta_{13}, and θ23\theta_{23} are those uniquely determined by the equivalence class of VV. Two matrices are equivalent if they satisfy V=D1⋅V′⋅D2V = D_1 \cdot V' \cdot D_2 for some diagonal unitary matrices D1D_1 and D2D_2.

theorem

Every CKM matrix admits a standard parameterization up to rephasing equivalence

For every CKM matrix VV (represented as a 3×33 \times 3 unitary matrix), there exist real parameters θ12\theta_{12}, θ13\theta_{13}, θ23\theta_{23}, and δ13\delta_{13} such that VV is equivalent to the standard parameterization V≈standParam(θ12,θ13,θ23,δ13)V \approx \text{standParam}(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, \delta_{13}). The equivalence relation ≈\approx denotes that the matrices are equal up to diagonal phase rephasing, i.e., V=D1⋅standParam⋅D2V = D_1 \cdot \text{standParam} \cdot D_2 for some diagonal unitary matrices D1,D2D_1, D_2. The standard parameterization matrix is defined as: standParam(θ12,θ13,θ23,δ13)=(c12c13s12c13s13e−iδ13−s12c23−c12s13s23eiδ13c12c23−s12s13s23eiδ13s23c13s12s23−c12s13c23eiδ13−c12s23−s12s13c23eiδ13c23c13) \text{standParam}(\theta_{12}, \theta_{13}, \theta_{23}, \delta_{13}) = \begin{pmatrix} c_{12} c_{13} & s_{12} c_{13} & s_{13} e^{-i \delta_{13}} \\ -s_{12} c_{23} - c_{12} s_{13} s_{23} e^{i \delta_{13}} & c_{12} c_{23} - s_{12} s_{13} s_{23} e^{i \delta_{13}} & s_{23} c_{13} \\ s_{12} s_{23} - c_{12} s_{13} c_{23} e^{i \delta_{13}} & -c_{12} s_{23} - s_{12} s_{13} c_{23} e^{i \delta_{13}} & c_{23} c_{13} \end{pmatrix} where cij=cos⁡θijc_{ij} = \cos \theta_{ij} and sij=sin⁡θijs_{ij} = \sin \theta_{ij}.