18–20 May 2026
James Clerk Maxwell Building
Europe/London timezone

Approaching a prediction for the inclusive semileptonic $B_s \to X_c$ decay rate using lattice QCD

19 May 2026, 11:30
30m
Higgs Centre Seminar Room (4305) (James Clerk Maxwell Building)

Higgs Centre Seminar Room (4305)

James Clerk Maxwell Building

School of Physics and Astronomy University of Edinburgh James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD
Abstract for talk

Speaker

Ahmed Elgaziari (University of Southampton)

Description

We discuss the calculation of the inclusive semileptonic decay for the process $B_s \to X_c \, l\nu_l$ using lattice QCD. Such a calculation could be decisive in understanding the CKM matrix puzzle: the long-standing tension between inclusive and exclusive determinations of the CKM matrix element, $V_{cb}$. This talk will be an overview of the calculation using Chebyshev reconstructions. We will go on to explore the steps towards a phenomenological prediction for the inclusive decay rate of the $B_s$. These steps will include analysing systematic effects associated with reconstructions as well as those associated with infinite and continuum limits.

Author

Ahmed Elgaziari (University of Southampton)

Co-authors

Dr Alessandro Barone (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU)) Prof. Andreas Jüttner (CERN) Dr Ryan Kellermann (KEK) Prof. Shoji Hashimoto (KEK) Prof. Takashi Kaneko (KEK) Dr Zhi Hu (RIKEN, Kobe, CCS)

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