The $B\to D^{(*)} l\nu_l$ decays in the pQCD approach with the Lattice QCD input

TL;DR

This paper combines pQCD and Lattice QCD methods to accurately predict semileptonic B decays, successfully explaining the R(D) and R(D*) puzzle within the Standard Model.

Contribution

It introduces a combined pQCD+Lattice QCD approach for form factor extrapolation, improving predictions of B decay ratios and addressing the R(D) and R(D*) puzzle.

Findings

Predicted branching ratios agree with experimental data within one standard deviation.

Predicted R(D) and R(D*) ratios are consistent with measurements within 2σ.

The combined approach explains the R(D) and R(D*) puzzle in the Standard Model.

Abstract

In this paper, we studied the semileptonic decays $B \to D^{(*)} l^- \bar{\nu}_l$ by using the "pQCD+Lattice QCD" method. We made the extrapolation for the six relevant form factors by using the input values obtained from the pQCD factorization approach in the low $q^2$ region of $0\leq q^2 \leq m_\tau^2$, and the Lattice QCD input at the end-point $q^2=q^2_{\rm max}$. We then calculated the ratios $R(D)$ and $R(D^*)$ of the branching ratios ${\cal B}(B \to D^{(*)} l^- \bar{\nu}_l)$, and found numerically that (1) the "pQCD+Lattice QCD" predictions for the branching ratios ${\cal B}(B \to D^{(*)} l^-\bar{\nu}_l)$ agree well with the measured values within one standard deviation, and (2) the "pQCD+Lattice QCD" predictions for the ratios $R(D^{(*)})$ are $ R(D)=0.337^{+0.038}_{-0.037}$ and $ R(D^*)=0.269^{+0.021}_{-0.020}$, they agree with the data within $2\sigma$ deviation, in other words, one can explain the "$R(D^{(*)})$-puzzle" in the framework of the standard model.