Question: Use the method of dimensions to show that if W-exchange is approximated by a zero-range interaction and the masses of all final-state particles are neglected.

Use the method of dimensions to show that

Г(6 — 9 +е + De) Г(т — v, +е +De) тi (9 %3D и, с), = [Vgb[? тg

if W-exchange is approximated by a zero-range interaction and the masses of all final-state particles are neglected. If quark mass corrections are taken into account, this result is modified to

Г(Ь — q+е + De) T(T - v, +e- +De) mi f(m,/m), тs = |Vqbl?

Where

f(x) = 1 ˆ’ 8x2 ˆ’ 24x4 ln(x) + 8x6 ˆ’ x8.

Use this, together with the constituent quark masses of Table 3.1 and the experimental result

Γ(b †’ c + eˆ’ + ν̅e) + Γ(b †’ u + eˆ’ + vÌ…e) = (6.6 ± 0.3) × 1010 s ˆ’1,

deduced from the decay Bˆ’ †’ eˆ’ + ν̅e + hadrons, to obtain upper bounds on the magnitudes of Vub and Vcb.

(6 9 + + De) ( v, + +De) i (9 %3D

(6 9 + + De) ( v, + +De) i (9 %3D , ), = [Vgb[? g ( q+ + De) T(T - v, +e- +De) mi f(m,/m), s = |Vqbl?

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