Speaker
Dr
Oliver Witzel
(University of Edinburgh)
Description
In the Standard Model of elementary particle physics, b-quarks are the heaviest quarks forming hadronic bound states. Their large mass allows for many decay modes and by that tests of the Standard Model. Using numerical lattice QCD simulations we calculate decays of B-mesons, quark-antiquark pairs with one constituent a b-quark, into one other hadron and leptons. These calculations lead to determinations of CKM matrix elements and form factors which can be compared to experimental results.
Author
Dr
Oliver Witzel
(University of Edinburgh)
