SLAC-INT WORKSHOP: FLAVOR PHYSICS AND QCD

MAY 11 - 14, 2005

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    WEDNESDAY, MAY 11

     

    Semileptonic decays

     

    Session A, 9:00 - 10:30am

     

    Vera Luth (15'): Summary of b->ulnu exclusive decays

    Matthew Wingate (15'): B->pi form factors from lattice QCD

    Benjamin Grinstein (15'): Theoretical accuracy of exclusive Vub determinations

     

    10:30 - 11am coffee break

     

    Session B, 11:00 - 12:30pm

     

    Masahiro Morii (15'): Summary of inclusive b->ulnu and the b->sgamma spectrum

    Michael Luke (15'): Comparison of approaches for inclusive Vub determination

    Bjorn Lange (15'): Shape function effects in B->Xu l nu spectra

     

    12:30 - 2pm lunch

     

    Session C, 2:00 - 3:30pm

     

    Christian Bauer (15'): Relation of Shape functions in B->Xc e nu and B-> Xu e nu

    Luigia Berberio (15'): Summary of inclusive b->clnu and radiative corrections

    Nikolai Uraltsev (15'): Moment Analysis in B->Xc e nu

     

    3:30 - 4pm coffee break

     

    b->c nonleptonic

     

    Session A, 4:00 - 5:30p

     

    Iain Stewart (10'): Status of factorization

    Soeren Prell (15'): Tests of factorization and annihilation processes

    Dan Pirjol (20'): Theoretical Issues in Measurements of sin(2 beta + gamma)

     

    6:30 - 9pm: Workshop dinner, Portage Bay Cafe, 4130 Roosevelt Way NE

     

     

    THURSDAY, MAY 12

     

    b->c nonleptonic (cont.)

     

    Session B, 9:00 - 10:30am

     

    Riccardo Faccini (20'): Measurements of sin(2beta+gamma) from D(*)pi

    Cai-Dian Lu (15'): Probing annihilation in B to charm decays

    Vivek Sharma (10'): Prospects for B0-->D(*)0K(*)0 measurements

     

    10:30 - 11am coffee break

     

    b->u nonleptonic

     

    Session A, 11:00 - 12:30pm

     

    Daniel Wyler (15'): Overview of errors on alpha in B->pipi, rhorho, rhopi

    Jim Olsen (15'): Summary of 2-body B decay status

    Alexei Garmash (15'): Status and prospects for 3-body Dalitz plot measurements

     

    12:30 - 2pm lunch

     

    Session B, 2:00 - 3:00pm

     

    Paoti Chang (15'): Status of measurements of polarization for VV modes

    Alex Kagan (15'): Polarization in B->VV decays

     

    3:00 - 3:30 coffee break

     

    Session C, 3:30 - 5:30pm

     

    Roundtable discussion:

    Christian Bauer

    Marco Ciuchini

    Yong-Yeon Keum

    Matthias Neubert

    Amarjit Soni

     

     

    FRIDAY, MAY 13

     

    Gamma from B->DK etc.

     

    Session A, 9:00 - 10:30am

     

    Amarjit Soni (15'): Gamma from B->DK with two-body D decays

    Yuval Grossman (15'): Gamma from B->DK Dalitz

    Tim Gershon (15'): Measurements of gamma from the D(*)K(*) Dalitz plots

    Roy Briere (15'): CLEO-c inputs to B physics

     

    10:30 - 11am coffee break

     

    Session B, 11:00 - 12:30pm

     

    Ulrich Nierste (20'): Role of Bs decays

    Rob Harr (15'): B_s experimental prospects (non-mixing)

     

    12:30 - 2pm lunch

     

    Open Session, 2pm - 4pm

     

     

    SATURDAY, MAY 14

     

    Alpha + PV

     

    Session A, 9:00 - 10:30am

     

    Andrei Gritsan (20'): Measuring alpha with rhorho and rhopi

    Aaron Roodman (15'): Measuring alpha with pipi

    Helen Quinn (15'); Theory loose ends for alpha

     

    10:30 - 11am coffee break

     

    Session B, 11:00 - 12:30pm

     

    Jure Zupan (15'): Isospin viol. in pipi/rhopi/rhorho; alpha from 2-body rhopi

    Owen Long (20'): Experimental status of charmless 3-,4-body B decays

    Matthias Neubert (15'): Theoretical isses in B->PV decays

     

     

    12:30 - 2pm lunch

     

    New physics

     

    Session A, 2:00 - 3:30pm

     

    Andreas Hoecker (15'): b->s penguin summary and prospects

    Matthias Neubert (15'): CP asymmetries in penguin dominated decays

    Michael Gronau (15'): CP asymmetries in penguin dominated decays

     

    3:30 - 4pm coffee break

     

    Session B, 4:00 - 5:30pm

     

    Jeffrey Berryhill (15'): Status and prospects for b->s(d)ll and b->s(d)gamma

    Marco Ciuchini (15'): How to look for SUSY or other NP in B->Xsll etc.

    Dan Pirjol (10'): How clean is the FB asymmetry zero in exclusive decays?

    Hassan Jawahery (10'): Status and prospects for B->Kspi0gamma

    Zoltan Ligeti (10'): Theoretical aspects of B->Kspi0gamma