Access Type
Open Access Dissertation
Date of Award
January 2014
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Physics and Astronomy
First Advisor
Alexey A. Petrov
Abstract
In this doctoral dissertation I discuss the phenomenology of some weak interaction decays using a model independent approach by employing effective field theories. I discuss the soft photon contribution and background effect to the rare dimuonic decay of the neutral B meson. I also study some radiative exclusive W boson decays in the standard model in the context of pQCD and SCET. Additionally I invoke leptonic decays of charged mesons to constrain two general models of light dark matter.
Recommended Citation
Yechan Gunja, Aditya, "Weak Decay Studies From An Effective Theory Standpoint" (2014). Wayne State University Dissertations. 1035.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/1035