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Hsiang-Nan Li

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B meson wave function from the $B\toγlν$ decay

We show that the leading-power $B$ meson wave function can be extracted reliably from the photon energy spectrum of the $B\toγlν$ decay up to $O(1/m_b^2)$ and $O(α_s^2)$ uncertainty, $m_b$ being the $b$ quark mass and $α_s$ the strong coupling constant. The $O(1/m_b)$ corrections from heavy-quark expansion can be absorbed into a redefined leading-power $B$ meson wave function. The two-parton $O(1/m_b)$ corrections cancel exactly, and the three-parton $B$ meson wave functions turn out to contribute at $O(1/m_b^2)$. The constructive long-distance contribution through the $B\to V\toγ$ transition, $V$ being a vector meson, almost cancels the destructive $O(α_s)$ radiative correction. Using models of the leading-power $B$ meson wave function available in the literature, we obtain the photon energy spectrum in the perturbative QCD framework, which is then compared with those from other approaches.

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Nonfactorizable contributions to $B$ meson decays into charmonia

We analyze the $B\to (J/ψ, χ_{c0},χ_{c1},η_c)K^{(*)}$ decays, which have small or even vanishing branching ratios in naive factorization assumption (FA). We calculate nonfactorizable corrections to FA in the perturbative QCD approach based on $k_T$ factorization theorem. The charmonium distribution amplitudes are inferred from the non-relativistic heavy quarkonium wave functions. It is found that the nonfactorizable contributions enhance the branching ratios and generate the relative phases among helicity amplitudes of the above modes. Most of the observed branching ratios, polarization fractions, and relative phases, except those of $B\toη_c K$, are explained. Our predictions for the $B\to (χ_{c0},χ_{c1},η_c)K^*$ decays can be compared with future data.

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Scaling of Aharonov-Bohm couplings and the dynamical vacuum in gauge theories

Recent results on the vacuum polarization induced by a thin string of magnetic flux lead us to suggest an analogue of the Copenhagen `flux spaghetti' QCD vacuum as a possible mechanism for avoiding the divergence of perturbative QED, thus permitting consistent completion of the full, nonperturbative theory. The mechanism appears to operate for spinor, but not scalar, QED.

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