Theoretical Uncertainties in Gamma_sl(b->u)

Abstract

I review the existing theoretical uncertainties in relating the semileptonic decay width in b->u transitions to the underlying Kobayashi-Maskawa mixing element |V_ub|. The theoretical error bars are only a few percent in |V_ub|, with uncertainties from the impact of the nonperturbative effects nearly negligible.

12 pages, LaTeX; discussion of 1/m_b^3 effects is expanded. Contribution to Workshop on the Derivation of |V_cb| and |V_ub|: Experimental Status and Theory Uncertainties, CERN, May 28 - June 2, 1999

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