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Kolya: an open-source package for inclusive semileptonic B decays
by Matteo Fael, Ilija S. Milutin, K. Keri Vos
Submission summary
| Authors (as registered SciPost users): | Matteo Fael |
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| Preprint Link: | scipost_202410_00033v1 (pdf) |
| Code repository: | https://gitlab.com/vcb-inclusive/kolya |
| Data repository: | https://zenodo.org/records/10818194 |
| Date submitted: | 2024-10-14 18:54 |
| Submitted by: | Fael, Matteo |
| Submitted to: | SciPost Physics Codebases |
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| Academic field: | Physics |
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| Approach: | Theoretical |
Abstract
We introduce the code kolya, an open-source tool for phenomenological analyses of inclusive semileptonic B meson decays. It contains a library to compute predictions for the total rate and various kinematic moments within the framework of the heavy quark expansion, utilizing the so-called kinetic scheme. The library currently includes power corrections up to $1/m_b^5$. All available QCD perturbative corrections are implemented via interpolation grids for fast numerical evaluation. We also include effects from new physics parameterised as Wilson coefficients of dimension-six operators in the weak effective theory below the electroweak scale. The library is interfaced to CRunDec for easy evaluation of the quark masses and strong coupling constant at different renormalization scales. The library is developed in Python and does not require compilation. It can be used in an interactive Jupyter notebook session.