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Model-independent description of $B\rightarrow D \pi \ell \nu$ decays

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2024-03-27 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Lattice

Abstract

In this contribution we present a novel, model-independent description of semileptonic BDπνB\rightarrow D \pi \ell \nu decays. In addition, we discuss recent developments in the understanding of coupled-channel DπD \pi-DηD \eta-DsKD_s K S-wave scattering and, for the first time, apply them to semileptonic decays. We not only obtain model-independent predictions for kinematic distributions in BDπνB\rightarrow D \pi \ell \nu decays, but also rule out the hypothesis that the gap between the inclusive BXνB\rightarrow X\ell\nu branching fraction and the sum over exclusive channels is made up predominantly by BD()ηνB\rightarrow D^{(\ast)} \eta \ell \nu decays.

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@article{arxiv.2403.17501,
  title  = {Model-independent description of $B\rightarrow D \pi \ell \nu$ decays},
  author = {Erik J. Gustafson and Florian Herren and Ruth S. Van de Water and Raynette van Tonder and Michael L. Wagman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.17501},
  year   = {2024}
}

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Presented at the 12th Workshop on the CKM Unitarity Triangle, 18-22 September 2023, Santiago de Compostela