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We present a QCD sum rule calculation of the Isgur-Wise form-factor tau_1(v.v') and tau_2(v.v') for the semileptonic decays B->D_1(2420)l\bar\nu and B->D_2^*(2460)l\bar\nu in the framework of heavy quark effective theory. These two…
The couplings of pions with heavy baryons g_2 (\Sigma^*, \Sigma) and g_3(\Sigma^*, \Lambda) are studied with light-cone QCD sum rules in the leading order of heavy quark effective theory. Both sum rules are stable. Our results are…
For the heavy baryons $\Xi_c$ and $\Xi_b$ the coupling constants $g_{\Xi_c\Xi_c\pi}$ and $g_{\Xi_b\Xi_b\pi}$ are calculated in the framework of light cone QCD sum rules. The most general form of the interpolating field of $\Xi_Q$ is used in…
Heavy-light bound states are studied in Lattice QCD with emphasis on parameters of the B-system relevant to experiment. Results are obtained on lattices with lattice spacings from about 0.15 fm to 0.06 fm corresponding to $\beta=5.74, 6.0$…
Using the most general form of the interpolating current of the baryons, the strong coupling constants of the light vector mesons with the octet baryons are calculated within the light cone QCD sum rules. The SU(3)_f symmetry breaking…
We calculate the leptonic decay constants of B_{(s)} and D_{(s)} mesons in lattice QCD using staggered light quarks and Fermilab bottom and charm quarks. We compute the heavy-light meson correlation functions on the MILC asqtad-improved…
We compute the strong coupling constant $G_{B^{**} B \pi} \; (G_{D^{**} D \pi})$, where $B^{**}$ ($D^{**}$) is the $0^+$ $P-$wave $b \bar q \; (c \bar q)$ state, by QCD sum rules and by light-cone sum rules. The two methods give compatible…
In this paper we investigate the effects due to the mixing of two interpolating currents for ground state baryons within the framework of Heavy Quark Effective Theory using the QCD sum rule approach. Both two-point and three-point sum…
We calculate the form factors and the coupling constant in the $\rho D^* D^*$ vertex in the framework of QCD sum rules. We evaluate the three point correlation functions of the vertex considering both $\rho$ and $D^*$ mesons off--shell. The…
In this article, the strong coupling constants of vertices $BB\Upsilon$, $BB^{*}\Upsilon$, $B^{*}B^{*}\Upsilon$, $BB^{*}\eta_{b}$ and $B^{*}B^{*}\eta_{b}$ are analyzed in the framework of QCD sum rules. In this work, all possible off-shell…
We set up sum rules for heavy lambda decays in a full QCD calculation which in the heavy quark mass limit incorporates the symmetries of heavy quark effective theory. For the semileptonic $\La_c$ decay we obtain a reasonable agreement with…
In this article, we assign the $D_{s3}^*(2860)$ to be a D-wave $c\bar{s}$ meson, study the hadronic coupling constants $G_{D_{s3}^*(2860)DK}$ and $G_{D_{s3}^*(2860)D^*K}$ with the three-point QCD sum rules, and calculate the partial decay…
In this article, we calculate the contributions of the vacuum condensates up to dimension-6 in the operator product expansion, study the masses and decay constants of the heavy tensor mesons $D_2^*(2460)$, $D_{s2}^*(2573)$, $B_2^*(5747)$,…
We analyze the weak decay of doubly-heavy baryon decays into anti-triplets $\Lambda_Q$ with light-cone sum rules. To calculate the decay form factors, both bottom and charmed anti-triplets $\Lambda_b$ and $\Lambda_c$ are described by the…
We review recent lattice computations relevant for $D$ and $B$ decays. Decay constants $f_{D,D_s}$, $f_{B,B_s}$, $D\rightarrow K (K^*)$, $B\rightarrow \pi , \rho$ semi-leptonic form factors together with the slope of the Isgur-Wise function…
The coupling constants $g_{D^{\ast}_{s}D K^{\ast}(892)}$ and $g_{B^{\ast}_{s}B K^{\ast}(892)}$ are calculated in the framework of three-point QCD sum rules. The correlation functions responsible for these coupling constants are evaluated…
The rare radiative decay $\Xi^{*}_{bb}\to\Xi_b\gamma$ is investigated within the light cone QCD sum rules approach. This decay proceeds through the flavor changing neutral current $b\to s$ transition in the Standard Model. The hadronic…
We present a preliminary analysis of the heavy-heavy spectrum and heavy-light decay constants in full QCD, using a tadpole-improved SW quark action and an RG-improved gauge action on a 16^3 x 32 lattice with four sea quark masses…
A comprehensive study of $b\to c$ weak decays of doubly heavy baryons is presented in this paper. The transition form factors as well as the pole residues of the initial and final states are respectively obtained by investigating the…
The status of lattice calculations for heavy quark systems is reviewed, focussing on weak matrix elements for leptonic and semi-leptonic decays of heavy mesons. After an assessment of the main systematic errors, results for the decay…