Next-to-next-to-leading QCD corrections to the $\mathbf{B^+}$-$\mathbf{B_d^0}$, $\mathbf{D^+}$-$\mathbf{D^0}$, and $\mathbf{D_s^+}$-$\mathbf{D^0}$ lifetime ratios
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| author | Moretti, Francesco Nierste, Ulrich Reeck, Pascal Steinhauser, Matthias |
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| contents | The total decay widths of heavy mesons can be systematically calculated in terms of an expansion in the two parameters $1/m_Q$ and $α_s(m_Q)$, where $Q=c,b$ denotes the heavy quark. The dominant contributions to meson lifetime splittings stem from terms which are suppressed by $1/m_Q^3$ with respect to the leading universal contribution to the total decay width. We calculate three-loop contributions of order $α_s^2/m_q^3$ to the lifetime ratios $τ(B^+)/τ(B_d^0)$, $τ(D^+)/τ(D^0)$, and $τ(D_s^+)/τ(D^0)$ in the limit of exact isospin and V-spin symmetry, respectively. Furthermore, we present new $α_s/m_q^3$ corrections to the Cabibbo-suppressed terms in $τ(B^+)/τ(B_d^0)$. Combining our perturbative coefficients with hadronic matrix elements calculated from Heavy Quark Effective Theory sum rules, we find $τ(B^+)/τ(B_d^0)= {1.072 \pm 0.024 }$. Using hadronic matrix elements from a recent lattice QCD calculation we find $τ(D^+)/τ(D^0)={2.344 \pm 0.170} $ and $τ(D_s^+)/τ(D^0)={1.289 \pm 0.042}$. We find good agreement of our predictions with experimental data, which constitutes a successful probe of the calculations of hadronic matrix elements and permits estimates of the unknown $1/m_Q^4$ contributions as well as the V-spin breaking terms in $τ(D_s^+)/τ(D^0)$. |
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| spellingShingle | Next-to-next-to-leading QCD corrections to the $\mathbf{B^+}$-$\mathbf{B_d^0}$, $\mathbf{D^+}$-$\mathbf{D^0}$, and $\mathbf{D_s^+}$-$\mathbf{D^0}$ lifetime ratios Moretti, Francesco Nierste, Ulrich Reeck, Pascal Steinhauser, Matthias High Energy Physics - Phenomenology The total decay widths of heavy mesons can be systematically calculated in terms of an expansion in the two parameters $1/m_Q$ and $α_s(m_Q)$, where $Q=c,b$ denotes the heavy quark. The dominant contributions to meson lifetime splittings stem from terms which are suppressed by $1/m_Q^3$ with respect to the leading universal contribution to the total decay width. We calculate three-loop contributions of order $α_s^2/m_q^3$ to the lifetime ratios $τ(B^+)/τ(B_d^0)$, $τ(D^+)/τ(D^0)$, and $τ(D_s^+)/τ(D^0)$ in the limit of exact isospin and V-spin symmetry, respectively. Furthermore, we present new $α_s/m_q^3$ corrections to the Cabibbo-suppressed terms in $τ(B^+)/τ(B_d^0)$. Combining our perturbative coefficients with hadronic matrix elements calculated from Heavy Quark Effective Theory sum rules, we find $τ(B^+)/τ(B_d^0)= {1.072 \pm 0.024 }$. Using hadronic matrix elements from a recent lattice QCD calculation we find $τ(D^+)/τ(D^0)={2.344 \pm 0.170} $ and $τ(D_s^+)/τ(D^0)={1.289 \pm 0.042}$. We find good agreement of our predictions with experimental data, which constitutes a successful probe of the calculations of hadronic matrix elements and permits estimates of the unknown $1/m_Q^4$ contributions as well as the V-spin breaking terms in $τ(D_s^+)/τ(D^0)$. |
| title | Next-to-next-to-leading QCD corrections to the $\mathbf{B^+}$-$\mathbf{B_d^0}$, $\mathbf{D^+}$-$\mathbf{D^0}$, and $\mathbf{D_s^+}$-$\mathbf{D^0}$ lifetime ratios |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.24841 |