Three-particle di-light-cone distribution amplitudes of the B-meson in heavy-quark effective theory
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: We present a systematic study of the three-particle di-light-cone distribution amplitudes (DLCDAs) of the B-meson. They are defined through B-meson-to-vacuum matrix elements of trilocal HQET operators, in which the light antiquark and the gluon field-strength tensor are located on two back-to-back light rays. In this sense, the DLCDAs generalise the conventional B-meson light-cone distribution amplitudes to configurations where soft fields couple to collinear degrees of freedom in two distinct directions. As such, they parametrise the non-perturbative dynamics associated with non-factorisable soft-gluon contributions in rare and non-leptonic exclusive B-meson decays. We derive the complete Lorentz decomposition of the matrix elements of generic trilocal operators, identify eight independent DLCDAs, and organise them in a basis of definite twist. Using local operator identities and equations-of-motion constraints, we obtain tree-level relations for their normalisation integrals and first moments in terms of a minimal set of hadronic parameters. These relations allow us to construct simple momentum-space models for all independent DLCDAs. For the leading-twist distribution, we further incorporate the perturbative radiative tail at order αs and discuss its impact on the resulting parametrisation.
Source: KITopen
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7221783500
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