A method to extract fs/fd and similar ratios from exclusive semi-leptonic B decays yields a 7% uncertainty constraint using existing measurements.
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QCD factorization for exclusive, non-leptonic B meson decays: General arguments and the case of heavy-light final states
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We provide a rigorous basis for factorization for a large class of non-leptonic two-body $B$-meson decays in the heavy-quark limit. The factorization formula incorporates elements of the naive factorization approach and the hard-scattering approach, but allows us to compute systematically radiative (``non-factorizable'') corrections to naive factorization for decays such as $B\to D\pi$ and $B\to \pi \pi$. We discuss the factorization formula for a general final state from a general point of view. We then consider factorization for decays into heavy-light final states (such as $B\to D\pi$) in more detail, including a proof of the factorization formula at two-loop order. Explicit results for the leading QCD corrections to factorization are presented and compared to existing measurements of branching fractions and final-state interaction phases.
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