The B -> D* Semileptonic Decay at Nonzero Recoil and Its Implications for |Vcb| and R(D*)
- Award ID(s):
- 1719626
- PAR ID:
- 10158280
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- 37th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (Lattice 2019)
- Volume:
- POS(LATTICE2019)
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 49
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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