Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
1999-02-11
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
16 pages, Latex
Scientific paper
Physics beyond the Standard Model could be measured indirectly, through its effects on Standard Model observables. One place to look for such effects is in the semileptonic decays of B mesons. In order to constrain the possible role of new physics on semileptonic B decays, we present the most general low energy effective Lagrangian constructed from all dimension six four-fermion operators that contribute to the process b-> c l- nu. We then use it to compute the corrections due to new physics to the differential decay rates for the exclusive processes B-> D(*) l- nu, as well as the inclusive decays B-> X l- nu. Both inclusive and exclusive rates are expressed in terms of a set of parameters that characterize the types of four-fermion interactions that can be induced by physics beyond the Standard Model. Although it is not particularly useful to carry out a full analysis until data from the next generation of B factories becomes available, here we illustrate how the existing experimental results can be used to constrain some of these parameters.
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