# Assorted weak matrix elements involving the bottom quark

## TL;DR

This paper focuses on calculating weak matrix elements involving the bottom quark, aiming to improve the accuracy of decay constants and related parameters using advanced computational methods.

## Contribution

It introduces a variational smearing method to refine the calculation of the fB decay constant and presents preliminary results for related HQET parameters.

## Key findings

- Preliminary fB decay constant estimates
- Initial results for static B_B parameter
- Early data on HQET two-point functions

## Abstract

As part of a larger project to estimate the fB decay constant, we are recalculating fB_static using a variational smearing method in an effort to improve accuracy. Preliminary results for the static B_B parameter and HQET two point functions are also presented.