We present results of the first lattice QCD calculations of Bc→Bs and Bc→Bd weak matrix elements. Results are derived from correlation functions computed on MILC Collaboration gauge configurations with lattice spacings between 0.12 [fm] and 0.06 [fm] including 2+1+1 flavours of dynamical sea quarks in the Highly Improved Staggered Quark (HISQ) formalism. Form factors across the entire physical q2 range are then extracted and extrapolated to the physical-continuum limit. Two different formalisms are employed for the bottom quark: non-relativistic QCD (NRQCD) and heavy-HISQ. Checking agreement between these two approaches is an important test of our strategies for heavy quarks on the lattice.
@article{arxiv.1911.04282,
title = {$B_c \to B_{s(d)}$ form factors},
author = {Laurence Cooper and Matthew Wingate and Christine Davies and Judd Harrison and Javad Komijani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.04282},
year = {2019}
}
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7 pages. Contribution to the 37th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (LATTICE2019), 16-22 June 2019, Wuhan, China