Asymptotics of heavy meson form-factors

Jul, 1996
34 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 55 (1997) 272-290
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Report number:
  • BUDKER-INP-1996-45,
  • BINP-96-45,
  • CERN-TH-96-144

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Abstract:
Using methods developed for hard exclusive QCD processes, we calculate the asymptotic behaviour of heavy-meson form factors at large recoil. It is determined by the leading- and subleading-twist meson wave functions. For 1vvmQ/Λ1\ll |v\cdot v'|\ll m_Q/\Lambda, the form factors are dominated by the Isgur--Wise function, which is determined by the interference between the wave functions of leading and subleading twist. At vvmQ/Λ|v\cdot v'|\gg m_Q/\Lambda, they are dominated by two functions arising at order 1/mQ1/m_Q in the heavy-quark expansion, which are determined by the leading-twist wave function alone. The sum of these contributions describes the form factors in the whole region vv1|v\cdot v'|\gg 1. As a consequence, there is an exact zero in the form factor for the scattering of longitudinally polarized B B~* mesons at some value vvmb/Λv\cdot v'\sim m_b/\Lambda, and an approximate zero in the form factor of BB mesons in the timelike region (vvmb/Λv\cdot v'\sim -m_b/\Lambda). We obtain the evolution equations and sum rules for the wave functions of leading and subleading twist as well as for their moments. We briefly discuss applications to heavy-meson pair production in e +e e~+ e~- collisions.
  • 13.40.Gp
  • 12.38.Bx
  • 12.39.Hg
  • 14.40.Nd
  • charmed meson: form factor
  • bottom meson: form factor
  • form factor: asymptotic behavior
  • quantum chromodynamics: sum rule
  • wave function
  • Isgur-Wise function