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Skewed parton distributions for B->pi transitions

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-01-07 v2

Abstract

We investigate the b-u skewed parton distributions (SPDs) for B->pi transitions and determine the contributions from several sources (overlaps of soft light-cone wave functions, quark-antiquark annihilations and meson resonances). The B->pi transition form factors, which are relevant in exclusive semi-leptonic and non-leptonic B-decays, are obtained by integrating the b-u SPDs over the momentum fraction x. A phenomenological determination of the relevant parameters allows us to predict the form factors and to obtain the branching ratios for semi-leptonic B->pi decays.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9905343,
  title  = {Skewed parton distributions for B->pi transitions},
  author = {Th. Feldmann and P. Kroll},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9905343},
  year   = {2009}
}

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18 pages, 6 figures