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In a previous article, it has been proved under the framework of chiral soliton model that the same Isgur--Wise form factor describes the semileptonic $\Lambda_b\to\Lambda_c$ and $\Sigma^{(*)}_b\to\Sigma^{(*)}_c$ decays in the large $N_c$…
In the large $N_c$ limit, the $\Lambda_b$ and $\Lambda_c$ can be treated as bound states of chiral solitons and mesons containing a heavy quark. We show that the soliton and heavy meson are bound in an attractive harmonic oscillator…
The spectrum of excited $\Lambda_Q$-type heavy baryons is considered in the large $N_c$ limit. The universal form factors for $\Lambda_b$ semileptonic decay to excited charmed baryons are calculated in the large $N_c$ limit. We find that…
The 1/N_c expansion of the heavy baryon Isgur-Wise functions is discussed. Because of the contracted SU(2N_f) light quark spin-flavor symmetry, the universality relations among the Isgur-Wise functions of \Lambda_b to \Lambda_c and…
We present an investigation of the Isgur-Wise form factor relevant for the semileptonic decay Lambda_b -> \Lambda_c + l nu_l performed within a light-front constituent quark model. Adopting different baryon wave functions it is found that…
The Lambda_b to Lambda_c semileptonic decay is analyzed in the framework of heavy quark effective theory to the order of 1/m_c and 1/m_b. The QCD sum rule and large N_c predictions to the decay form factors are applied. It argues that the…
We study consequences of the non-forward amplitude for the semileptonic baryon decay Lambda_b into Lambda_c which will be measured in detail at LHCb. We obtain a sum rule for the subleading elastic Isgur-Wise (IW) function A(w) that…
Within the framework of a nonrelativistic quark model we evaluate the six form factors associated to the \Lambda_b^0 \to \Lambda_c^+ l^- \bar{\nu}_l semileptonic decay. The baryon wave functions were evaluated using a variational approach…
The two body non-leptonic $\Lambda_b$ decays are analyzed in the HQET with factorization approximation and large $N_c$ limit. In this limit, $\Lambda_b$ and $\Lambda_c$ baryons can be treated as the bound states of chiral soliton and heavy…
In connection with planned experiments devoted to investigation of semileptonic decays of beauty baryons Isgur-Wise function and observables of $\Lambda_b$ baryon (decay rates and distributions, leptonic spectra and asymmetry parameters)…
Using the framework of the Heavy Quark Effective Theory we have re-analyzed the Isgur-Wise function describing semileptonic \Lambda_b to \Lambda_c decays in the QCD sum rule approach. The slope parameter of the Isgur-Wise function is found…
Model-independent bounds are presented for the form-factors describing the semileptonic decay $\Lambda_b\to\Lambda_ce\bar\nu_e$ at the end-point of the lepton energy spectrum. For the axial-vector form-factor $f_1^A(1)$ we obtain…
The leading Isgur-Wise form factor $\xi(y)$ parametrizing the semileptonic transitions $\Lambda_b\to\Lambda^{1/2}_{c1}\ell\bar\nu$ and $\Lambda_b\to\Lambda^{3/2}_{c1}\ell\bar\nu$ is calculated by using the QCD sum rules in the framework of…
In the heavy quark limit of QCD, using the Operator Product Expansion, the formalism of Falk for hadrons or arbitrary spin, and the non-forward amplitude, as proposed by Uraltsev, we formulate sum rules involving the Isgur-Wise function…
In this talk we present theoretical evidence that the exclusive/inclusive ratio of semileptonic Lambda_b-decays exceeds that of semileptonic B-decays, where the experimental exclusive/inclusive ratio amounts to about 66%. We start from the…
We calculate, in the framework of QCD sum rules and to next-to-leading order in perturbation theory, the universal function $\xi_3(v\cdot v')$ which appears at order $1/m_Q$ in the heavy quark expansion of meson weak decay form factors. We…
I report on recent developments in the heavy-quark effective theory and its application to $B$ meson decays. The parameters of the effective theory, the spin-flavor symmetry limit, and the leading symmetry-breaking corrections to it are…
We derive a theoretically allowed domain for the charge radius $\rho$ and curvature $c$ of the Isgur-Wise function describing the decay $\Lambda_b \to \Lambda_c l {\bar \nu_l}$. Our method uses crossing symmetry, dispersion relations and…
In the framework of heavy quark effective theory, the leading order Isgur-Wise form factors relevant to semileptonic decays of the ground state $\bar{b}s$ meson $B_{s}$ into orbitally excited $D$-wave $\bar{c}s$ mesons, including the newly…
A current algebra sum rule for inclusive decays \bar B --> D + X + \ell + \bar \nu by Bjorken et al. is used to obtain constraints on the Isgur-Wise function \xi(\omega) for \bar B --> D \ell \bar \nu decays.