Isgur–Wise functions, Bjorken–Uraltsev sum rules and their Lorentz group interpretation

Abstract

In the heavy quark limit of QCD, using the Operator Product Expansion and the non-forward amplitude, as proposed by Nikolai Uraltsev, we formulate sum rules that generalize Bjorken and Uraltsev sum rules. We recover the Uraltsev lower bound for the slope of the Isgur–Wise (IW) function, that we generalize to higher derivatives. We show that these results have a clear interpretation in terms of the Lorentz group, since the IW function is given by an overlap between the initial and final light clouds, related by Lorentz transformations. Both the Lorentz group and the Sum Rules approaches are equivalent. Moreover, we formulate an integral representation of the IW function with a positive measure. Inverting this integral formula, we obtain the measure in terms of the IW function, allowing one to formulate criteria to decide if a given ansatz for the IW function is compatible or not with the sum rule constraints. We compare these theoretical constraints to some forms proposed in the literature.