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Weak decays of $B_s$ meson in self-consistent covariant light-front approach

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-08-26 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

We present a comprehensive study of weak transition form factors and decay observables of the BsB_s meson in transitions to pseudoscalar (PP) and vector (VV) mesons. The BsP(V)B_s \to P(V) form factors are calculated using the self-consistent covariant light-front quark model, with a model-independent zz-series expansion calibrated to lattice QCD and phenomenological inputs for quark masses and β\beta parameters. This enables reliable q2q^2-resolved predictions across the full kinematic range. Based on these form factors, we predict branching ratios and angular observables, including forward-backward asymmetries, polarization fractions, and leptonic convexity parameters for semileptonic decays. Nonleptonic two-body decay rates for BsPPB_s \to PP and BsPVB_s \to PV modes are also computed within the standard factorization framework using the same dynamical input. Comparisons with results from lattice QCD, light-cone sum rules, and other approaches are presented, highlighting both theoretical consistency and persistent tensions with experiment.

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@article{arxiv.2507.05104,
  title  = {Weak decays of $B_s$ meson in self-consistent covariant light-front approach},
  author = {Thejus Mary S. and Rohit Dhir},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.05104},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

40 pages, 10 tables, 11 figures; Accepted in The European Physical Journal C