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The inclusive radiative decay of the B meson is known to provide strong constraints on many popular extensions of the Standard Model. Such constraints crucially depend on precision of the Standard Model predictions. One of the main…

We present the QCD corrections to the matching conditions of the Delta B =1 magnetic and chromo-magnetic operators in the Standard Model and in two-Higgs doublet models. We use an off-shell matching procedure which allows us to perform the…

We study the Standard Model short-distance prediction for the mass and lifetime differences between the two neutral D meson mass eigenstates. We find that, despite \alpha_s/4\pi suppression, next-to-leading order (NLO) short-distance QCD…

The recent experimental observation of Light-by-Light (LbL) scattering at the Large Hadron Collider has revived interest in this fundamental process, and especially of the accurate prediction of its cross-section, which we present here for…

Using the full Belle Upsilon(5S) data sample of 121 fb^-1we have measured exclusive branching fractions for the decays B_s^0 -> D_s^(*)+D_s^(*)-. Assuming these decay modes saturate decays to CP-even final states, the branching fraction…

We investigate the effect of the current measurement of the neutral $B_s$ meson mass difference, $\Delta M_{B_s}$, on SUGRA models which have non-zero values of the soft breaking terms $(m^2_{LL,RR})_{23}$ and $A^{u,d}_{23}$ at the GUT…

The predictions for the B_{s,d}-\bar B_{s,d} mixing mass differences \Delta M_{s,d} and Br(B_{s,d}\to\mu\bar\mu) within the Standard Model (SM) and its extensions suffer from considerable hadronic uncertainties present in the B_{s,d}-meson…

We calculate the leading logarithmic QCD corrections to the decay B_{s} -->\gamma\gamma in the two Higgs doublet model with tree level flavor changing currents (model III) including O_7 type long distance effects. Further, we analyse the…

We review the current status of theoretical predictions for mixing quantities and lifetimes in the $B$-sector. In particular, due to the first non-zero measurement of the decay rate difference in the neutral $B_s$-system, $\Delta \Gamma_s/…

I summarize the observables constraining the B_s-B_s-bar mixing complex and present a new calculation of the element Gamma_{12}^s of the decay matrix. Gamma_{12}^s enters the prediction of the width difference Delta Gamma_s, for which we…

The charm-loop contribution to B -> Xs gamma is found to be numerically dominant and very stable under logarithmic QCD corrections. The strong enhancement of the branching ratio by QCD logarithms is mainly due to the b-quark mass evolution…

We give an update on the lifetime difference of $B_s$ mesons which accounts for recent lattice bag parameter results, and obtain $(\Delta\Gamma/\Gamma)_{B_s}=(9.3^{+3.4}_{-4.6})%$. We then review the current theoretical uncertainties and…

A detailed standard model (SM) calculation of the O(alpha_s) virtual corrections to the decay width for b -> s g is presented (g denotes a gluon). Also the complete expressions for the corresponding bremsstrahlung corrections are given.…

Determinations of alpha_s are reviewed. Current results are limited to a precision of around 3-20%, largely by theoretical uncertainties. All measurements are consistent with a `world average' value of 0.118 +- 0.005 and there is no…

We determine hadronic matrix elements relevant for the mass and width differences, $\Delta M_s$ & $\Delta \Gamma_s$ in the $B^0_s - \bar{B^0_s}$ meson system using fully unquenched lattice QCD. We employ the MILC collaboration gauge…

We calculate the Lamb, fine and hyperfine shifts in $b\bar b$ with $n=2$, $l=0,1$. Radiative corrections as well as leading nonperturbative corrections (known to be due to the gluon condensate) are taken into account. The calculation is…

We present estimates of the semileptonic widths of the $B_s$ and $\Lambda_b$ hadrons. We employ the latest fit to the $B$ inclusive semileptonic data, the heavy quark expansion and lattice QCD results. Our results suffer from large…

We find that, at order alpha_s, the partial width of Z^0 to heavy flavors receives a power correction from a novel QCD mechanism, which is not suppressed by inverse powers of M_Z, but only by two unknown O(\lambdaqcd/m) constants. The…

The two neutral kaon states in nature, the $K_L$ (long-lived) and $K_S$ (short-lived) mesons, are the two time-evolution eigenstates of the $K^0 - \overline{K^0}$ mixing system. The prediction of their mass difference $\Delta m_K$ based on…

We discuss \(B_c\) mass (1S state) and decay constant \(f_{B_c}\) calculated by lattice non-relativistic quantum chromodynamcs(NRQCD) method. In leading order of \(v^2\), we found that \(M_{B_c} = 6.33(2)\) GeV and \(f_{B_c} = 395(2)\) MeV…