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Within the framework of the factorization approximation, two body non-leptonic decays of $B$ mesons are related to semileptonic matrix elements and form factors, evaluated with an effective lagrangian incorporating both chiral and heavy…

We review a lattice strategy how to non-perturbatively determine the coefficients in the HQET expansion of all components of the heavy-light axial and vector currents, including 1/m_h-corrections. We also discuss recent preliminary results…

Using three point QCD sum rules method, the form factors relevant to the semileptonic Bs ->DsJ (2460)l nu decay are calculated. The q2 dependence of these form factors is evaluated and compared with the heavy quark effective theory…

We study QCD in 1+1 dimensions in the large $N_c$ limit using light-front Hamiltonian perturbation theory in the $1/N_c$ expansion. We use this formalism to exactly compute hadronic transition matrix elements for arbitrary currents at…

The semileptonic B_c-meson decays into the heavy quarkonia J/\psi (\eta_c) and a pair of leptons are investigated in the framework of three-point sum rules of QCD and NRQCD. Calculations of analytical expressions for the spectral densities…

The semileptonic $B\to \pi l^+ \nu_l$ decay is studied starting from a simple quark model which includes the influence of the $B^*$ pole. To extend the predictions of a nonrelativistic constituent quark model from its region of…

We examine the measured rates for the decays $D\to K^{(*)}\ell\nu$, $B\to K^{(*)}\psi^{(\prime)}$ and $B\to K^*\gamma$ in a number of scenarios, in the framework of the heavy quark effective theory. We attempt to find a scenario in which…

We report the OPE-based predictions for a number of lepton energy and hadronic mass moments in the inclusive semileptonic B -> X_c \ell\nu decays with a lower cut on the charged lepton energy. We rely on the direct OPE approach where no…

We perform an analysis of two-body non leptonic decays of $B$ and $B_s$ mesons in the factorization approximation. We make use of the semileptonic decay amplitudes previously calculated on the basis of an effective lagrangian satisfying…

In this work, we derive the form factors and compute the branching fractions for the semitauonic decay modes, $B \to D^{(*)}\,\tau\,\nu_{\tau}$, $B_s \to D_s^{(*)}\,\tau\,\nu_{\tau}$, $B_c \to \eta_c\,(J/\psi)\,\tau\,\nu_{\tau}$, and $B_c…

The transition form factors of the semileptonic $B \rightarrow D_2^*(2460)\ell\bar{\nu}\,\,\,\,(\ell=\tau,\mu,e)$ decay channel are calculated within the framework of the three-point QCD sum rules. The fit functions of the form factors are…

Perturbative and nonperturbative QCD corrections to semileptonic B decay rates are calculated and given in analytical and numerical forms. We present the analytic expression for the double distribution in hadronic mass and electron energy…

In this work we discuss in detail the non-perturbative determination of the momentum dependence of the form factors entering in semileptonic decays using unitarity and analyticity constraints. The method contains several new elements with…

Using quasipotential approach, we have studied exclusive semileptonic decays of heavy mesons with the account of relativistic effects. Due to more complete relativistic description of the $s$ quark more precise expressions for semileptonic…

Using three point QCD sum rules method, the form factors relevant to the semileptonic $B_{s}\to D_{sJ}(2460)\ell\nu$ decay are calculated. The $q^2$ dependencies of these form factors are evaluated. The dependence of the asymmetry parameter…

We present our exploratory study with the aim of simulating heavy-light semileptonic form factors as part of the RBC-UKQCD charm (to bottom) physics programme. We are using a distillation-based setup as a strategy to get optimised plateaus…

In this paper we consider the bilocal field approach for $QCD$. We obtain a bilocal effective meson action with a potential kernel given in relativistic covariant form. The corresponding Schwinger--Dyson and Bethe--Salpeter equations are…

Making use of the measurement of the $B\to K^*\gamma$ branching ratio together with the relations following from the limit of high recoil energy, we obtain stringent constraints on the values of the form-factors entering in heavy-to-light…

We update the lattice calculation of the $B\to\pi$ semileptonic form factors, which have important applications to the CKM matrix element $|V_{ub}|$ and the $B\to\pi\ell^+\ell^-$ rare decay. We use MILC asqtad ensembles with $N_f=2+1$ sea…

We study $B_c \to (D,\,D^{\ast})\,l\,\nu$ semileptonic decays mediated via $b \to u\,l\,\nu$ charged current interactions using the $B_c \to (D,\,D^{\ast})$ transition form factors obtained in the covariant light front quark model. We give…