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We revisit the decay $\Lambda_b^0\to \Lambda_c^+ \ell^-\bar\nu$ ($\ell = e,\mu,\tau$) with a subsequent two-body decay $\Lambda_c^+ \to \Lambda^0 \pi^+$ in the Standard Model and in generic New Physics models. The decay's joint…

An angular analysis of the $B^0 \rightarrow K^{*0} e^+ e^-$ decay is performed using a data sample, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.0 ${\mbox{fb}^{-1}}$, collected by the LHCb experiment in $pp$ collisions at centre-of-mass…

We study the decay $B^{+} \to K^+ K^- \pi^+$ and investigate the angular distribution of $K^{+}K^{-}$ pairs with invariant mass below $1.1$ GeV/$c^2$. This region exhibits both a strong enhancement in signal and very large direct $CP$…

Results from BABAR's full dataset are presented for the angular analysis of the rare decay B -> K*l+l-, where l represents an electron or muon, including measurements of the longitudinal K* polarization and the lepton forward-backward…

After summarizing the current theoretical status of the four-body decay B --> K^*(--> K pi) mu^+ mu^-, we apply the formalism of spin-symmetries to the full angular distribution, including the S-wave part involving a broad scalar resonance…

In this paper we study the angular distribution of the rare B decay $B \to K^*_2 (\to K \pi) l^+ l^-$, which is expected to be observed soon. We use the standard effective Hamiltonian approach, and use the form factors that have already…

We present the first comprehensive tests of light-lepton universality in the angular distributions of semileptonic $B^0$-meson decays to charged spin-1 charmed mesons. We measure five angular-asymmetry observables as functions of the decay…

We provide a determination of the complete angular distribution for the four body rare decay $\Lambda_b \to \Lambda(\to N \pi) \ell^+\ell^-$, with unpolarized $\Lambda_b$ baryons and massive leptons, in the operator basis approach which…

A model-independent analysis for the exclusive, rare B -> K^* l^+ l^- decay is presented. Systematically studied are the experimentally measured quantities, such as, branching ratio, forward-backward asymmetry, longitudinal polarization of…

Using the heavy quark effective theory framework put forward by Grinstein and Pirjol we work out predictions for B -> K* l+ l-, l = (e, mu), decays for a softly recoiling K*, i.e., for large dilepton masses sqrt{q^2} of the order of the…

We discuss a method to construct observables protected against QCD uncertainties based on the angular distribution of the exclusive Bd -> K(*0}(-> Kpi) l+ l- decay. We focus on the identification and the interpretation of all the symmetries…

In these lectures we give, first, the model-independent analysis of the exclusive rare decays B -> K l(bar) l and B_c -> D(D*) l(bar) l with special emphasis on the cascade decay B_c -> D(*)(-> D pi) l(bar) l. We derive a four-fold angular…

We calculate the zeroes of angular observables $P_4^{'}$ and $P_5^{'}$ of 4 - body angular distribution of $B\rightarrow K^{*} (\rightarrow K \pi) l^+ l^-$ where LHCb, in its analysis of form factor independent angular observables, has…

The rare decays mediated by flavor-changing neutral current processes, such as $b \to s \ell^{+}\ell^{-}$, provide powerful probes of the Standard Model and potential windows into new physics. Particularly, the angular observables in these…

It is generally believed that the decay mode $B\to K^*\ell^+\ell^-$ is one of the best modes to search for physics beyond the standard model. The angular distribution enables the independent measurement of several observables as a function…

We present an angular analysis of the $B^{+}\rightarrow K^{\ast+}(\rightarrow K_{S}^{0}\pi^{+})\mu^{+}\mu^{-}$ decay using 9$\,\mbox{fb}^{-1}$ of $pp$ collision data collected with the LHCb experiment. For the first time, the full set of…

An angular analysis of $B^0\rightarrow K^{*0}e^{+}e^{-}$ decays is presented using proton-proton collision data collected by the LHCb experiment at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9…

We present allowed regions in the space of observables of certain non-leptonic B-meson decays that characterize these modes within the Standard Model. A future measurement of observables lying significantly outside of these regions would…

The experimental information on b --> s l^+ l^- decays has grown enormously during the last couple of years due to BaBar, Belle, CDF and LHCb. Especially, exclusive modes B --> K^(*) l^+ l^-, which have the largest rate and are easily…

We derive the expressions for the full angular distributions of $\bar B\to D\ell\bar \nu_\ell$ and $\bar B\to D^{\ast }\ell\bar \nu_\ell$ decays and discuss the spectra on each angle separately. The coefficient functions, depending on…