118023575
Determination of the strong coupling $g_{B^* B\pi}$ from semi-leptonic $B\to \pi \ell \nu$ decay
According to heavy-meson chiral perturbation theory, the vector form factor $f_+(q^2)$ of exclusive semi-leptonic decay $B\to \pi \ell \nu$ is closely related, at least in the soft-pion region (i.e., $q^{2} \sim (m_B-m_{\pi})^2$), to the strong coupling $g_{B^* B\pi}$ or the normalized coupling $\hat g$. Combining the precisely measured $q^2$ spectrum of $B\to \pi \ell \nu$ decay by the BaBar and Belle collaborations with several parametrizations of the form factor $f_+(q^2)$, we can extract these couplings from the residue of the form factor at the $B^*$ pole, which relies on an extrapolation of the form factor from the semi-leptonic region to the unphysical point $q^2=m_{B^*}^2$. Comparing the extracted values with the other experimental and theoretical estimates, we can test these various form-factor parametrizations, which differ from each other by the amount of physical information embedded in. It is found that the extracted values based on the BK, BZ and BCL parametrizations are consistent with each other and roughly in agreement with the other theoretical and lattice estimates, while the BGL ansatz, featured by a spurious, unwanted pole at the threshold of the cut, gives a neatly larger value.
119180550
Anomalous tqZ coupling effects in rare B- and K-meson decays
A bstractAs a top-factory, the LHC is performing a direct study of top-quark anomalous FCNC couplings, which are, however, correlated closely with the rare B- and K-meson decays. In this paper, we study the effects of anomalous tqZ (with q = u, c) couplings in the rare decays Bs,d → μ+μ−, B → Xsν$ \overline \nu $, B → K(*)ν$ \overline \nu $, K+ → π+ν$ \overline \nu $, and KL → π0ν$ \overline \nu $. With the up-to-date experimental bounds on the branching ratios of these channels, constraints on the left-handed anomalous couplings $ X_{{ct}}^L $ and $ X_{{ut}}^L $ are derived, respectively. With these low-energy constraints taken into account, we find that, for real couplings $ X_{{ct}}^L $ and $ X_{{ut}}^L $, the indirect upper bounds on B(t → qZ) are much lower than that from the D0 collaboration, but are still compatible with the 5σ discovery potential of ATLAS with an integrated luminosity of 10 fb−1. With refined measurements to be available at the LHCb, the future super-B factories, the NA62 at CERN, and the KOTO at J-PARC, closer correlations between the t → qZ and the rare B- and K-meson decays are expected in the near future, which will be helpful for the searches of the top-quark FCNC decays at the LHC.
120402686
Perturbative QCD estimation of the Bc exclusive nonleptonic decays
We argue that the B-c exclusive nonleptonic decays are perturbatively calculable. Working in a perturbative QCD model of Brodsky et al, we pay attention to the estimate of the partial widths of the modes B-c --> J/Psi pi(+), J/Psi rho(+), etc., which serve to identify B-c mesons and determine the B-c mass and life time. Our estimations are found to be lower than the other predictions. We note that the spectator ansatz might be misleading in dealing with B-c weak decays. So the results will be potentially important at LHC to measure the B-c meson and to test various models of weak decays of heavy mesons.
118702585
Probe the R-parity Violating Supersymmetry Effects in the $B^0_s-\bar{B}^0_s$ Mixing
The recent measurements of the $B_s$ mass difference $\Delta M_s$ by the CDF and D{\O} collaborations are roughly consistent with the Standard Model predictions, therefore, these measurements will afford an opportunity to constrain new physics scenarios beyond the Standard Model. We consider the impact of the R-parity violating supersymmetry in the $B^0_s-\bar{B}^0_s$ mixing, and use the latest experimental results of $\Delta M_s$ to constrain the size of the R-parity violating tree level couplings in the $B^0_s-\bar{B}^0_s$ mixing. Then, using the constrained R-parity violating parameter space from $\Delta M_s$, we show the R-parity violating effects on the $B_s$ width difference $\Delta\Gamma_{s}$.
118478453
Constraints on anomalous $tcZ$ coupling from $\bar B \to \bar K^* \mu^+ \mu^-$ and $B_s \to \mu^+ \mu^-$ decays
In this paper, we analyze the possible anomalous $tcZ$ coupling effects in the $b \to s $ mediated decays $\bar B \to \bar K^* \mu^+ \mu^-$ and $B_s \to \mu^+ \mu^-$. After exploiting the available experimental data, the combined constraints on the anomalous coupling $X_{ct}^L$ are derived. It is found that, the bound on the magnitude $|X_{ct}^L|$ is dominated by the branching ratios of these two decays. Furthermore, one sign-flipped solution is excluded by the longitudinal fraction of $\bar B \to \bar K^* \mu^+ \mu^-$ at the low dilepton mass region. After considering the combined constraints, for general complex coupling $X_{ct}^L$, the predicted upper bound on $\mathcal B (t \to cZ)$ are compatible with that from the recent CMS direct search. In particular, for the case of real coupling $X_{ct}^L$, the upper bound reads $\mathcal B (t \to cZ)<1.0\times 10^{-4}$, which is much lower than the current CMS bound but still accessible at the LHC. With improved measurements at the LHC, the colser correlations between the $t \to cZ$ and $b \to s$ mediated (semi-) leptonic decays are expected in the near future.
118024604
Exclusive radiative B-meson decays within minimal flavor-violating two-Higgs-doublet models
In the "Higgs basis" for a generic two-Higgs-doublet model, only one doublet gets a nonzero vacuum expectation value and, under the criterion of minimal flavor violation, the other one is fixed to be either color-singlet or color-octet, referred to, respectively, as the type-III and type-C models. Both of them can naturally avoid large FCNC transitions and provide very interesting phenomena in some low-energy processes. In this paper, we study their effects on exclusive radiative B-meson decays due to the exchange of colorless or colored charged Higgs. It is found that while constraints from the branching ratios are slightly weaker than the ones from the inclusive B -> X-s gamma decay, the isospin asymmetries in exclusive decays provide very complementary bounds on the model parameters. As the two models predict similar corrections to the dipole coefficient C-7(eff), but similar magnitudes with opposite signs to C-8(eff), the branching ratios cannot discriminate the two models, and we have to resort to the direct CP and isospin asymmetries of b -> s processes, which are more sensitive to C-8(eff). Due to the CKM factors vertical bar lambda((d))(u)vertical bar similar to vertical bar lambda((d))(t)vertical bar, the terms proportional to lambda((d))(u) make the observables of b -> d processes exhibit a different dependence on the possible new physics phase. In addition, correlations between the various observables in the exclusive B -> V gamma and the inclusive B -> X-s,X-d gamma decays are investigated, which could provide further insights into the models with more precise experimental measurements and theoretical predictions for these decays.
118435494
Possible interpretation of the Zb(10610) and Zb(10650) in a chiral quark model
Motivated by the two charged bottomonium-like resonances Zb(10610) and Zb(10650) newly observed by the Belle collaboration, the possible molecular states composed of a pair of heavy mesons, , etc (in S-wave), are investigated in the framework of chiral quark models by the Gaussian expansion method. The bound states and with quantum numbers I(JPC) = 1(1+−), which are good candidates for the Zb(10610) and Zb(10650), respectively, are obtained. Another three bound states with I(JPC) = 0(1++), with I(JPC) = 1(0++), 0(2++) are predicted. These states may be observed in an open-bottom or a hidden-bottom decay channel of highly excited ϒ. When directly extending the quark model to the hidden-color channel of the multi-quark system, more deeply bound states are found. Future experimental search of those states will cast doubt on the validity of applying the chiral constituent quark model to the hidden-color channel directly.
118449985
A Yang-Mills Type Gauge Theory of Gravity and the Dark Matter and Dark Energy Problems
A Yang-Mills type gauge theory of gravity is shown to have a structure richer than that of the Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. This new structure can give an explanation of the form of the galactic rotation curves, of the amount of intergalactic gravitational lensing, and of the accelerating expansion of the Universe.
119236514
Scalar Glueball in Radiative J/psi Decay on the Lattice
The form factors in the radiative decay of J/psi to a scalar glueball are studied within quenched lattice QCD on anisotropic lattices. The continuum extrapolation is carried out by using two different lattice spacings. With the results of these form factors, the partial width of J/psi radiatively decaying into the pure gauge scalar glueball is predicted to be 0.35(8) keV, which corresponds to a branching ratio of 3.8(9) x 10(-3). By comparing with experiments, out results indicate that f(0)(1710) has a larger overlap with the pure gauge glueball than other related scalar mesons. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.021601
117973255
A New Approach to the Yang-Mills Gauge Theory of Gravity and It's Applications
We shall give dynamics to our spacetime manifold by first identifying the local affine symmetry as the characterizing symmetry for our geometryla Felix Klein, this symmetry is imposed on us by the Law of Inertia and the Law of Causality. We then prescribe 16 gauge vector bosons to this symmetry ´ ala Yang and Mills. The locally affine symmetric Yang-Mills Lagrangian in the presence of a background world metric, and the corresponding equations of motion, are respectively constructed and derived. Spontaneous breaking of the local affine symmetry to the local Lorentz symmetry is achieved by classical solutions to the equations of motion. In these classical solutions, the 16 gauge vector bosons are shown to select the Schwarzschild metric as one among the admissible background world metrics. Classical gravity is thus be expressed by a spontaneously broken Erlangen program. We shall also show that this Yang-Mills gauge theory of gravity can give an explanation of the form of the galactic rotation curves, of the amount of intergalactic gravitational lensing, and of the accelerating expansion of the Universe.
119232831
Prediction for the mass spectra of resonance mesons in the soft-wall AdS/QCD model with a modified 5D metric
A soft-wall anti-de Sitter/QCD model with a modified five-dimensional metric at the infrared region is constructed to obtain a nontrivial dilaton solution, which incorporates the chiral symmetry breaking and linear confinement. By taking the pion mass and decay constant as two input mass scales, the resulting predictions for the resonance states of pseudoscalar, scalar, vector, and axial-vector mesons agree remarkably with the experimentally confirmed resonance states. The effects of the quartic interaction term are investigated by taking an appropriate sign and magnitude for maintaining the stability of the bulk scalar potential. It is shown that such a simply modified soft-wall anti-de Sitter/QCD model can lead to a consistent prediction for the mass spectra of resonance states in the pseudoscalar, scalar, vector, and axial-vector mesons; the agreement with the experimental data is found to be better than 10% for the excited meson states. The resulting pion form factor also agrees well with the experimental data.