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ReviewB meson decaysMarina Artuso1 , Elisabetta Barberio2 and Sheldon Stone1  1
Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA 2
School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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PMC Physics A 2009,
3:3doi:10.1186/1754-0410-3-3
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2009
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Abstract
We discuss the most important Physics thus far extracted from studies of B meson decays. Measurements of the four CP violating angles accessible in B decay are reviewed as well as direct CP violation. A detailed discussion of the measurements of the CKM elements Vcb and Vub from semileptonic decays is given, and the differences between resulting values using inclusive decays versus exclusive decays
is discussed. Measurements of "rare" decays are also reviewed. We point out where CP violating and rare decays could lead
to observations of physics beyond that of the Standard Model in future experiments. If such physics is found by directly observation
of new particles, e.g. in LHC experiments, B decays can play a decisive role in interpreting the nature of these particles.
PACS Codes: 13.25.Hw, 14.40.Nd, 14.65.Fy
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