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Last one before my exam tomorrow...
I was wondering. If we have B meson oscillations we can write the light/heavy eigenstates:
[itex]|B_L> = p |B^0> + q |\bar{B}^0>[/itex]
[itex]|B_H> = p |B^0> - q |\bar{B}^0>[/itex]
with [itex]|p|^2 + |q|^2 =1[/itex]...
How can I see that:
[itex]\frac{q}{p}= -\dfrac{ \Delta m_B - (i/2) \Delta \Gamma_B}{2 [M_{12} - (i/2) \Gamma_{12}]}[/itex]
??
 
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You can parameterize the mass matrix in real and imaginary parts as

$$ \mathcal{M} = \begin{pmatrix} M_{11} - i\frac{\Gamma_{11}}{2} & M_{12} - i\frac{\Gamma_{12}}{2} \\ M_{12} + i\frac{\Gamma_{12}}{2} & M_{22} - i\frac{\Gamma_{2}}{2} \end{pmatrix}.$$

Then find the eigenvectors to determine ##p,q##.
 

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