Factorization Approaches to B Meson Decays

Abstract

We compare the theoretical frameworks and the phenomenological applications of the factorization approaches to exclusive $B$ meson decays, which include QCD-improved factorization, perturbative QCD, and soft-collinear effective theory. Recent progress on two-body nonleptonic $B$ meson decays made in these approaches are reviewed.

6 pages, 2 figures, more references added, Flavor Physics & CP Violation Conference, Bled, 2007

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