Inclusive semileptonic B decays and |Vcb|

Abstract

The magnitude of the CKM matrix elements Vcb can be extracted from inclusive semileptonic B decays in a model independent way pioneered by Kolya Uraltsev and collaborators. I review here the present status and latest developments in this field.

18 pages, contribution to the volume "QCD and heavy quarks. In memoriam Nikolai Uraltsev", to be published by World Scientific. v2: ref added

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