Theoretical Review of B-Physics

Abstract

We review several aspects of B-Physics. In particular we discuss: i) The theoretical framework for B-decays, ii) Weak decays beyond leading logarithms, iii) Standard analysis of the unitarity triangle, iv) Rare B-decays, v) CP violation including the issue of electroweak penguins vi) Future visions of this field.

44 pages, Latex-file, 6 figures not included; Based on two invited talks given at "Beauty 95", Oxford, July 9--14, 1995, to appear in the proceedings. Latex error from previous version removed

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• Evidence for Top Quark Production in $\bar{p}p$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.8$ TeV
• Heavy Quark Effective Theory beyond Perturbation Theory: Renormalons, the Pole Mass and the Residual Mass Term
• The Pole Mass of The Heavy Quark. Perturbation Theory and Beyond
• Theoretical Uncertainties and Phenomenological Aspects of $B\to X_s\gamma$ Decay
• Decays of $B$ Mesons to Two Light Pseudoscalars
• Waiting for the Top Quark Mass, K^+ --> π^+ ν\barν, B_s^0-\bar{B}_s^0 Mixing and CP Asymmetries in B-Decays
• Enhancement of the $K_L$ -- $K_S$ Mass Difference by Short Distance QCD Corrections Beyond Leading Logarithms
• Analysis of the Photon Spectrum in Inclusive $B\to X_s\gamma$ Decays
• Two-loop mixing of dimension-five flavor-changing operators
• QCD-Based Interpretation of the Lepton Spectrum in Inclusive $\bar{B}\to X_u\ell \bar{\nu }$ Decays
• Weak Coupling Phase from Decays of Charged B Mesons to $\pi K$ and $\pi \pi$
• Leading Order QCD Corrections to $b\to s\gamma$ and $b\to sg$ Decays in Three Regularization Schemes
• The Baffling Semileptonic Branching Ratio of $B$ Mesons
• Isospin Structure of Penguins And Their Consequences in $B$ Physics
• Hadronic Penguin B Decays In The Standard And The Two-Higgs-Doublet Models
• Direct CP Violation in K_L --> π^0 e^+e^- Beyond Leading Logarithms
• Theoretical Update of the Semileptonic Branching Ratio of B Mesons
• $b\to s\gamma$ AND $b\to sg$: A THEORETICAL REAPPRAISAL
• Bloch-Nordsieck cancellations beyond logarithms in heavy particle decays
• Effects of new physics in the rare decays $B\to K{\ell }^{+}{\ell }^{-}$ and $B\to K^{\ast }{\ell }^{+}{\ell }^{-}$
• $|V_{cb}|$ from OPE Sum Rules for Heavy Flavor Transitions
• The b -> s gamma decay revisited
• Charm Quark Mass Dependence of QCD Corrections to Nonleptonic Inclusive B Decays
• Theoretical Update on the Model-Independent Determination of |V_{cb}| Using Heavy Quark Symmetry
• Next-to-leading Order Radiative Corrections to the Decay $b\to ccs$
• $\sin 2\beta$ from $K\to \pi \nu \bar{\nu }$
• QCD Factors a1 and a2 Beyond Leading Logarithms Versus Factorization in Non-Leptonic Heavy Meson Decays
• Limitations in Measuring the Angle $\beta$ by Using $SU(3)$ Relations for $B$-Meson Decay-Amplitudes
• Properties of B-Mesons in Lattice QCD
• Precise Determination of {$f_{P_s}/f_P$}} {\bf and Measurement of the ``Perturbative'' Pole Mass from {$f_P$}}
• The $B_K$ Parameter in the $1/N_c$ Expansion
• Measuring Strong and Weak Phases in Time-Independent B Decays
• Unique Signature of Electroweak Penguin In Pure Hadronic $B$ Decays
• QCD corrections to electroweak processes in an unconventional scheme: application to the b -> s gamma decay
• QCD corrections to inclusive $\Delta S=1,2$ transitions at the next-to-leading order
• Precise Determinations of the CKM Matrix from CP-Asymmetries in B-Decays and K_L --> π^0 ν\barν
• Inconclusive Inclusive Nonleptonic $B$ Decays
• Kinematic Evidence for Top Quark Pair Production in $W+$ Multijet Events in $p\bar{p}$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s}$~=~1.8 TeV
• Mixing-Induced CP Violation in the Decay $B_d\to K^0{\bar{K}}^0$ within the Standard Model
• QCD radiative enhancement of the decay b -> c cbar s
• Parity Violating Longitudinal Muon Polarization in $K^{+}\to {\pi }^{+}{\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-}$ Beyond Leading Logarithms
• Can a Measurement of the $B_s-{\overline{B}}_s$ Mass Difference Establish the CKM Paradigm?

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• epsilon'/epsilon and Rare K and B Decays in the MSSM
• CP Violation in the B System and Relations to $K\to \pi \nu \bar{\nu }$ Decays
• B-factory Physics from Effective Supersymmetry
• Bounds on the Unitarity Triangle, $\sin 2\beta$ and $K\to \pi \nu \bar{\nu }$ Decays in Models with Minimal Flavour Violation
• CP violation and CKM phases from angular distributions for $B_s$ decays into admixtures of CP eigenstates
• Measurements of the $\rho$ and $\eta$ parameters of the $V_{CKM}$ matrix and perspectives
• The CKM Matrix and The Unitarity Triangle: Another Look
• Leptonic Decays of Heavy Quarks on the Lattice
• CP Violation in Quasi-inclusive $B\to K^{(\ast )}X$ Decays
• Penguin Zoology in $B\to \pi \pi$ and the Extraction of the CKM Angle $\alpha$
• Four-Generation Low Energy Supersymmetry with a Light Top Quark
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• Direct CP Violation, Branching Ratios and Form Factors $B\to \pi$, $B\to K$ in $B$ Decays
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