Related papers: Hyperon semileptonic decays in QCD sum rules
We present a (2+1)-flavor lattice QCD calculation of the form factor ratio between the semileptonic decays $\bar{B}^0_s \to D^+_sl^-\bar{\nu} $ and $\bar{B}^0 \to D^+l^-\bar{\nu} $. This ratio is an important theoretical input to the…
Using flavor SU(3) symmetry, we perform a model-independent analysis of charmless $\bar B_{u,d} (\bar B_s) \to PP, ~PV$ decays. All the relevant topological diagrams, including the presumably subleading diagrams, such as the QCD- and…
The semileptonic decays of heavy spin--1/2, $\Xi_{b(c)}$ and $\Xi'_{b(c)}$ baryons to the light spin-- 1/2, $\Xi$ and $\Sigma $ baryons are investigated in the framework of the light cone QCD sum rules. In particular, using the most general…
Here we shall outline a few methods that use the flavor SU(3) symmetry in the decays of B mesons to determine the angles of the unitarity triangle and to identify the decay modes which would display a significant CP violation.
The electromagnetic form factors of the Xi baryons and the semileptonic decay process Xi_c->Xi e^+nu_e are investigated in the frame work of the light-cone QCD sum rule method with Ioffe-type interpolating currents. Our estimates on the…
We study the weak decays of the charmed baryon $\Omega_c^0$ to the $\Omega^-$ baryon within the framework of QCD sum rules. A three-point correlation function is defined for calculating eight form factors governing the $\Omega_c^0 \to…
The form factors of the semileptonic $B_c\to S(AV)\ell\nu$ $(\ell=\tau, \mu, e)$ transitions, where S and AV denote the scalar $X_{c0}$ and axial vector $(X_{c1}, h_{c})$ mesons, are calculated within the framework of the three-point QCD…
The derivation of the 1/N_c expansions for the baryon vector and axial-vector currents, in the SU(3) symmetry limit and including perturbative SU(3) breaking, is reviewed. Symmetry breaking effects in the hyperon semileptonic decay form…
Semileptonic B decays are described by the Isgur-Wise form factor to the leading order in 1/m; four new functions appear in the first order [Luke]. Values of these functions are crucial for the applicability of the whole approach to…
We review the results of lattice QCD calculations of form factors for semileptonic decays of D and B mesons. We also mention results for semileptonic decays of b baryons and the rare radiative decay B to K* gamma.
The quark flavor sector of the Standard Model is a fertile ground to look for new physics effects through a unitarity test of the Cabbibo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) matrix. We present a lattice QCD calculation of the scalar and the vector form…
A relativistic constituent quark model is used to calculate the semileptonic beta decay of nucleons and hyperons. The parameters of the model, namely, the constituent quark mass and the confinement scale, are fixed by a previous calculation…
A calculation of the semi--leptonic decays of the kaon ($K_{l3}$) is presented. The results are direct predictions of a covariant model of the pion and kaon introduced earlier by Ito, Buck, Gross. The weak form factors for $K_{l3}$ are…
The semileptonic weak decay process of the $\Lambda_c$ baryon to the neutron $\Lambda_c\rightarrow ne^+\nu_e$ is examined. The transition form factors are investigated with light-cone QCD sum rules. The differential decay width is obtained…
We calculate the transition form factors of the semileptonic $B_c\rightarrow \chi_{c2} l \bar{\nu} $ in the framework of QCD sum rules taking into account the two-gluon condensate corrections. Using the obtained results of form factors we…
Because quarks in hadronic states are subjected to strong QCD forces, it is not straight-forward to apply calculation obtained at the quark level to physical processes involving hadrons. In this paper we present a new approach to treat the…
We present an exploratory study of the $\Lambda_{c,b}\to N^*$-form factors and the semileptonic decay width within the framework of light-cone sum rules. We use two different methods and two different interpolating currents for the…
We present a unified analysis of $\overline{B}^0 \to D^{(*)+}\ell^-\bar{\nu}_\ell$ and $\overline{B}^0 \to D^{(*)+}\pi^-$ decays using the perturbative QCD (PQCD) approach. The $B \to D^{(*)}$ transition form factors are calculated at low…
I calculate the form factors describing semileptonic and penguin-induced decays of B mesons into light pseudoscalar mesons. The form factors are calculated from QCD sum rules on the light-cone including contributions up to twist 4,…
Upper and lower bounds are established on the Lambda_b -> Lambda_c semileptonic decay form factors by utilizing inclusive heavy-quark-effective-theory sum rules. These bounds are calculated to leading order in Lambda_QCD/m_Q and alpha_s.…