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Using a large sample of charm semileptonic decays collected by the FOCUS photoproduction experiment at Fermilab, we present evidence for a small, even spin K- \pi+ amplitude that interferes with the dominant K*0 component in the K-pi+ mu-…

Quark model results for the $B\to \pi,\rho$ decays are analysed, making use of the dispersion formulation of the model: The form factors at $q^2>0$ are expressed as relativistic invariant double spectral representation over invariant masses…

Using a large sample of D+ to K- pi+ mu+ nu decays collected by the FOCUS photoproduction experiment at Fermilab, we present new measurements of two semileptonic form factor ratios: rv and r2. We find rv = 1.504 \pm 0.057 \pm 0.039 and r2 =…

By analyzing all existing measurements for $ D\rightarrow K \ell^+ \nu_{\ell} $ ( $\ell=e,\ \mu$ ) decays, we find that the determinations of both the vector form factor $f_+^K(q^2)$ and scalar form factor $f_0^K(q^2)$ for semileptonic…

We study the $f^+$ form factor for the semileptonic $\bar B_s\to K^+\ell^-\bar\nu_\ell$ decay in a constituent quark model. The valence quark estimate is supplemented with the contribution from the $\bar B^*$ pole that dominates the high…

We present the first observation of quantum interference in the process phi -> KS KL ->pi+pi-pi+pi-. This analysis is based on data collected with the KLOE detector at the e^+e^- collider DAFNE in 2001--2002 for an integrated luminosity of…

We obtain stringent bounds in the < r^2 >_S^{K pi}-c plane where these are the scalar radius and the curvature parameters of the scalar pi K form factor respectively using analyticity and dispersion relation constraints, the knowledge of…

The KTeV collaboration at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory has recently completed searches for and measurements of several decay modes of the neutral kaon and pion. These include new searches for lepton flavor violating decays (which…

We explore the potential of a combined analysis of the decays $\tau^{-}\to\pi^{-}\pi^{0}\nu_{\tau}$ and $\tau^{-}\to K^{-}K_{S}\nu_{\tau}$ in the determination of the $\rho(1450)$ and $\rho(1700)$ resonance properties in the frame of…

We describe the spectra and decays of pi pi and pi K atoms within a non-relativistic effective field theory. The evaluations of the energy shifts and widths are performed at next-to-leading order in isospin symmetry breaking. We provide…

We investigate the decays $D^0\to\pi^-\ell^+\nu$ and $D^0\to K^-\ell^+ \nu$, where $\ell$ is $e$ or $\mu$, using approximately 7 ${\rm fb}^{-1}$ of data collected with the CLEO III detector. We find $R_0\equiv {\cal B}(D^0\to…

We report on a search for the decay Kl -> pi0 e+ e- carried out by the KTeV/E799 experiment at Fermilab. This decay is expected to have a significant CP violating contribution and the measurement of its branching ratio could support the CKM…

Using the entire CLEO-c \psi(3770)-> D\bar{D} event sample, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of $818 pb^-1 and approximately 5.4 million D\bar{D} events, we present a study of the decays D^0 -> \pi^- e^+ \nu_e, D^0 -> K^- e^+…

We present the current status of the computation of the form factor $f_+ (q^2)$ for the semi-leptonic decay $\mathrm B_\mathrm s \to \mathrm K \ell \nu$ by the ALPHA collaboration. We use gauge configurations which were generated as part of…

We study the growth of density perturbations in a universe with unstable dark matter particles. The mass (m_\nu) range 30 eV < m_\nu < 10 keV with lifetimes ($t_d$) in the range 10^7 sec < t_d < 10^16 sec are considered. We calculate the…

We discuss the phase--space distribution of $\mu$ neutrinos if $\tau$ neutrinos are unstable and decay into $\nu_\mu + scalar$. If this scalar is a familon or a Majoron, in the generic case the $\nu_\mu$ background is NOT the…

We present an improved calculation of all B -> light pseudoscalar formfactors from light-cone sum rules, including one-loop radiative corrections to twist-2 and twist-3 contributions, and leading order twist-4 corrections. The total…

Using the light-front quark model, we calculate the transition form factors, decay rates, and longitudinal lepton polarization asymmetries for the exclusive rare $B\to K\ell^+\ell^-(\ell=e,\mu,\tau$) decays within the standard model.…

Motivated by recent CELO measurements and the progress of the theory of B decays, we investigate $B\to P V(P=\pi,K. V= K^{*},\rho,\omega)$ decay modes in the framework of QCD improved factorization. We find that all the measured branching…

Recently, the Belle collaboration reported the first measurements of the $\tau^- \to\nu_{\tau}\pi^-e^+e^-$ branching fraction and the spectrum of the pion-dielectron system. In an analysis previous to Belle's results, we evaluated this…