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Vittorio Lubicz




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1.   Publications



  1. Kaon radiative leptonic decay rates from lattice QCD simulations at the physical point

    R. Di Palma, R. Frezzotti, G. Gagliardi, V. Lubicz, G. Martinelli, C.T. Sachrajda, F. Sanfilippo, S. Simula, N. Tantalo

    arXiv:2504.08680 [hep-lat]


  2. Inclusive semileptonic decays of the Ds meson: A first-principles lattice QCD calculation

    ETM Collaboration: A. De Santis, A. Evangelista, R. Frezzotti, G. Gagliardi, P. Gambino, M. Garofalo., C.F. Groß, , B. Kostrzewa, V. Lubicz, F. Margari, M. Panero, F. Sanfilippo, S. Simula, A. Smecca, N. Tantalo, C. Urbach

    arXiv:2504.06063 [hep-lat]


  3. Strange and charm quark contributions to the muon anomalous magnetic moment in lattice QCD with twisted-mass fermions

    ETM Collaboration: C. Alexandrou, S. Bacchio, A. De Santis, A. Evangelista, J. Finkenrath, R. Frezzotti, G. Gagliardi, M. Garofalo, N. Kalntis, B. Kostrzewa, V. Lubicz, F. Pittler, S. Romiti, F. Sanfilippo, S. Simula, N. Tantalo, C. Urbach, U. Wenger

    Phys.Rev.D 111 (2025) 5, 054502. arXiv:2411.08852 [hep-lat]


  4. Global analysis of charm mixing parameters and determination of the CKM angle γ

    F. Betti, M. Bona, M. Ciuchini, D. Derkach, R. Di Palma, A.L. Kagan, V. Lubicz, G. Martinelli, M. Pierini, L. Silvestrini, C. Tarantino, V. Vagnoni

    arXiv: 2409.06449 [hep-ph]


  5. Inclusive hadronic decay rate of the τ lepton from lattice QCD: the us flavour channel and the Cabibbo angle

    ETM Collaboration: C. Alexandrou, S. Bacchio, A. De Santis, A. Evangelista, J. Finkenrath, R. Frezzotti, G. Gagliardi, M. Garofalo, B. Kostrzewa, V. Lubicz, S. Romiti, F. Sanfilippo, S. Simula, N. Tantalo, C. Urbach, U. Wenger

    Phys.Rev.Lett. 132 (2024) 26, 261901. arXiv:2403.05404 [hep-lat]


  6. The Bs → μ+ μ- γ decay rate at large q2 from lattice QCD

    R. Frezzotti, G. Gagliardi, V. Lubicz, G. Martinelli, C.T. Sachrajda, F. Sanfilippo, S. Simula, N. Tantalo

    Phys.Rev.D 109 (2024) 11, 114506. arXiv:2402.03262 [hep-lat]


  7. Inclusive hadronic decay rate of the τ lepton from lattice QCD

    A. Evangelista, R. Frezzotti, G. Gagliardi, V. Lubicz, F. Sanfilippo, S. Simula, N. Tantalo

    Phys.Rev.D 108 (2023) 7, 074513. arXiv:2308.03125 [hep-lat]


  8. Spectral-function determination of complex electroweak amplitudes with lattice QCD

    R. Frezzotti, G. Gagliardi, V. Lubicz, F. Sanfilippo, S. Simula, N. Tantalo

    Phys.Rev.D 108 (2023) 7, 074510. arXiv:2306.07228 [hep-lat]


  9. Lattice calculation of the Ds meson radiative form factors over the full kinematical range

    R. Frezzotti, G. Gagliardi, V. Lubicz, G. Martinelli, F. Mazzetti, C.T. Sachrajda, F. Sanfilippo, S. Simula, N. Tantalo

    Phys.Rev.D 108 (2023) 7, 074505. arXiv:2306.05904 [hep-lat]


  10. Probing the energy-smeared R ratio using Lattice QCD

    ETM Collaboration: C. Alexandrou, S. Bacchio, A. De Santis, P. Dimopoulos, J. Finkenrath, R. Frezzotti, G. Gagliardi, M. Garofalo, K. Hadjiyiannakou, B. Kostrzewa, K. Jansen, V. Lubicz, M. Petschlies, F. Sanfilippo, S. Simula, N. Tantalo, C. Urbach, U. Wenger

    Phys.Rev.Lett. 130 (2023) 24, 241901. arXiv:2212.08467 [hep-lat]


  11. New UTfit Analysis of the Unitarity Triangle in the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa scheme

    UTfit Collaboration: M. Bona, M. Ciuchini, D. Derkach, F. Ferrari, E. Franco, V. Lubicz, G. Martinelli, D. Morgante, M. Pierini, L. Silvestrini, S. Simula, A. Stocchi, C. Tarantino, V. Vagnoni, M. Valli, L. Vittorio

    Rend.Lincei Sci.Fis.Nat. 34 (2023) 37-57. arXiv: 2212.03894 [hep-ph]


  12. Lattice calculation of the short and intermediate time-distance hadronic vacuum polarization contributions to the muon magnetic moment using twisted-mass fermions

    ETM Collaboration: C. Alexandrou, S. Bacchio, P. Dimopoulos, J. Finkenrath, R. Frezzotti, G. Gagliardi, M. Garofalo, K. Hadjiyiannakou, B. Kostrzewa, K. Jansen, V. Lubicz, M. Petschlies, F. Sanfilippo, S. Simula, C. Urbach, U. Wenger

    Phys.Rev.D 107 (2023) 7, 074506. arXiv:2206.15084 [hep-lat]


  13. Lattice calculation of the pion mass difference Mπ+ – Mπ0 at order O(αem)

    R. Frezzotti, G. Gagliardi, V. Lubicz, G. Martinelli, F. Sanfilippo, S. Simula

    Phys.Rev.D 106 (2022) 1, 014502. arXiv:2202.11970 [hep-lat]


  14. Virtual Photon Emission in Leptonic Decays of Charged Pseudoscalar Mesons

    G.Gagliardi, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Mazzetti, C.T.Sachrajda, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula, N.Tantalo

    Phys.Rev.D 105 (2022) 11, 114507. arXiv:2202.03833 [hep-lat]


  15. Power corrections to the CP-violation parameter εK

    M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, L.Silvestrini, C.Tarantino

    J.High Energy Phys. 02 (2022) 181. arXiv:2111.05153 [hep-ph]


  16. First direct lattice calculation of the chiral perturbation theory low-energy constant ℓ7

    R.Frezzotti, G.Gagliardi, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula

    Phys.Rev.D 104 (2021) 7, 074513. arXiv:2107.11895 [hep-lat]


  17. Rotated twisted-mass: a convenient regularization scheme for isospin breaking QCD and QED lattice calculations

    R.Frezzotti, G.Gagliardi, V.Lubicz, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula

    Eur.Phys.J.A 57, 282 (2021). arXiv:2106.07107 [hep-lat]


  18. Quark masses using twisted mass fermion gauge ensembles

    ETM Collaboration: C.Alexandrou, S.Bacchio, G.Bergner, M.Constantinou, M.Di Carlo, P.Dimopoulos, J.Finkenrath, E.Fiorenza, R.Frezzotti, M.Garofalo, K.Hadjiyiannakou, B.Kostrzewa, G.Koutsou, K.Jansen, V.Lubicz, M.Mangin-Brinet, F.Manigrasso, G.Martinelli, E.Papadiofantous, F.Pittler, G.C.Rossi, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula, C.Tarantino, A.Todaro, C.Urbach, U.Wenger

    Phys.Rev.D 104 (2021) 7, 074515. arXiv:2104.13408 [hep-lat]


  19. Comparison of lattice QCD+QED predictions for radiative leptonic decays of light mesons with experimental data

    R.Frezzotti, M.Garofalo, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, C.T.Sachrajda, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula, N.Tantalo

    Phys.Rev.D 103 (2021) 5, 053005. arXiv:2012.02120 [hep-ph]


  20. First lattice calculation of radiative leptonic decay rates of pseudoscalar mesons

    A.Desiderio, R.Frezzotti, M.Garofalo, D.Giusti, M.Hansen, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, C.T.Sachrajda, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula, N.Tantalo

    Phys.Rev.D 103 (2021) 1, 014502. arXiv:2006.05358 [hep-lat]


  21. Light-meson leptonic decay rates in lattice QCD+QED

    M.Di Carlo, D.Giusti, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, C.T.Sachrajda, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula, N.Tantalo

    Phys.Rev.D 100 (2019) 3, 034514. arXiv:1904.08731 [hep-lat]


  22. Electromagnetic and strong isospin-breaking corrections to the muon g–2 from Lattice QCD+QED

    D.Giusti, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula

    Phys.Rev.D 99 (2019) 11, 114502. arXiv:1901.10462 [hep-lat]


  23. The Belle II Physics book

    E. Kou et al.

    Prog.Theor.Exp.Phys. 2019 (2019) 12, 123C01, Prog.Theor.Exp.Phys. 2020 (2020) 2, 029201 (erratum). arXiv:1808.10567 [hep-ex]

  24. Tensor form factor of D → π(K) l ν decays with Nf=2+1+1 twisted fermions

    V.Lubicz, L.Riggio, G.Salerno, S.Simula, C.Tarantino

    Phys.Rev.D 98 (2018) 1, 014516. arXiv:1803.04807 [hep-lat]


  25. K → π matrix elements of the chromomagnetic operator on the lattice

    M.Constantinou, M.Costa, R.Frezzotti, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, D.Meloni, H.Panagopoulos, S.Simula

    Phys.Rev.D 97 (2018) 7, 074501. arXiv:1712.09824 [hep-lat]


  26. First lattice calculation of the QED corrections to leptonic decay rates

    D.Giusti, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, C.T.Sachrajda, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula, N.Tantalo, C.Tarantino

    Phys.Rev.Lett. 120 (2018) 7, 072001. arXiv:1711.06537 [ hep-lat]


  27. Masses and decay constants of D(s)* and B(s)* mesons with Nf=2+1+1 twisted mass fermions

    V.Lubicz, A.Melis, S.Simula

    Phys.Rev.D 96 (2017) 3, 034524. arXiv:1707.04529 [hep-lat]


  28. Strange and charm HVP contributions to the muon (g – 2) including QED corrections with twisted-mass fermions

    D.Giusti, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula

    J.High Energy Phys. 10 (2017) 157. arXiv:1707.03019 [hep-lat]


  29. Scalar and vector form factors of D → π(K) l ν decays with Nf=2+1+1 twisted fermions

    V.Lubicz, L.Riggio, G.Salerno, S.Simula, C.Tarantino

    Phys.Rev.D 96 (2017) 5, 054514. arXiv:1706.03017 [hep-lat]


  30. Leading isospin-breaking corrections to pion, kaon and charmed-meson masses with Twisted-Mass fermions

    D.Giusti, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, S.Sanfilippo, S.Simula, N.Tantalo, C.Tarantino

    Phys.Rev.D 95 (2017) 11, 114504. arXiv:1704.06561 [hep-lat]


  31. Finite-Volume QED Corrections to Decay Amplitudes in Lattice QCD

    V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, C.T.Sachrajda, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula, N.Tantalo

    Phys.Rev.D 95 (2017) 3, 034504. arXiv:1611.08497 [hep-lat]


  32. Review of lattice results concerning low energy particle physics

    FLAG Working Group: S.Aoki, Y.Aoki, D.Becirevic, C.Bernard, T.Blum, G.Colangelo, M.Della Morte, P.Dimopoulos, S.Dürr, H.Fukaya, M.Golterman, Steven Gottlieb, S.Hashimoto, U.M.Heller, R.Horsley, A.Jüttner, T.Kaneko, L.Lellouch, H.Leutwyler, C.-J.D.Lin, V.Lubicz, E.Lunghi, R.Mawhinney, T.Onogi, C.Pena, C.T.Sachrajda, S.R.Sharpe, S.Simula, R.Sommer, A.Vladikas, U.Wenger, H.Wittig

    Eur.Phys.J.C 77 (2017) 2, 112. arXiv:1607.00299 [hep-lat]


  33. Mass of the b-quark and B-decay constants from Nf=2+1+1 twisted-mass Lattice QCD

    ETM Collaboration: A.Bussone, N.Carrasco, P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, P.Lami, V.Lubicz, E.Picca, L.Riggio, G.C.Rossi, S.Simula, C.Tarantino

    Phys.Rev.D 93 (2016) 114505. arXiv:1603.04306 [hep-lat]


  34. K → π semileptonic form factors with Nf=2+1+1 Twisted Mass fermions

    ETM Collaboration: N.Carrasco, P.Lami, V.Lubicz, L.Riggio, S.Simula, C.Tarantino

    Phys.Rev.D 93 (2016) 114512. arXiv:1602.04113 [hep-lat]


  35. Renormalization of the chromomagnetic operator on the lattice

    M.Constantinou, M.Costa, R.Frezzotti, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, D. Meloni, H. Panagopoulos, S. Simula

    Phys.Rev.D 92 (2015) 034505. arXiv:1506.00361 [hep-lat]


  36. ΔS=2 and ΔC=2 bag parameters in the Standard Model and beyond from Nf=2+1+1 twisted-mass lattice QCD

    ETM Collaboration: N.Carrasco, P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, V.Lubicz, G.C.Rossi, S.Simula, C.Tarantino

    Phys.Rev.D 92 (2015) 034516. arXiv:1505.06639 [hep-lat]


  37. QED Corrections to Hadronic Processes in Lattice QCD

    N.Carrasco, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, C.T.Sachrajda, N.Tantalo, C.Tarantino, M.Testa

    Phys.Rev.D 91 (2015) 074506. arXiv:1502.00257 [hep-lat]


  38. Leptonic decay constants fK, fD and fDs with Nf=2+1+1 twisted-mass lattice QCD

    ETM Collaboration: N.Carrasco, P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, P. Lami, V.Lubicz, F. Nazzaro, E. Picca, L. Riggio, G.C.Rossi, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula, C.Tarantino

    Phys.Rev.D 91 (2015) 054507. arXiv:1411.7908 [hep-lat]


  39. D0—D0 Mixing in the Standard Model and Beyond from Nf=2 Twisted Mass QCD

    ETM Collaboration: N.Carrasco, M.Ciuchini, P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, V.Gimenez, V.Lubicz, G.C.Rossi, F.Sanfilippo, L.Silvestrini, S.Simula, C.Tarantino

    Phys.Rev.D 90 (2014) 014502. arXiv:1403.7302 [hep-lat]


  40. Up, down, strange and charm quark masses with Nf=2+1+1 twisted mass lattice QCD

    ETM Collaboration: N.Carrasco, A.Deuzeman, P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, V.Gimenez, G.Herdoiza, P.Lami, V.Lubicz, D.Palao, E.Picca, S.Recker, L.Riggio, G.C.Rossi, F.Sanfilippo, L.Scorzato, S.Simula, C.Tarantino, C.Urbach, U.Wenger

    Nucl.Phys.B 887 (2014) 19. arXiv:1403.4504 [hep-lat]


  41. The UTfit Collaboration Average of D meson mixing data: Winter 2014

    UTfit Collaboration: A.J.Bevan, M.Bona, M.Ciuchini, D.Derkach, E.Franco, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Parodi, M.Pierini, C.Schiavi, L.Silvestrini, V.Sordini, A.Stocchi, C.Tarantino, V.Vagnoni

    J.High Energy Phys. 03 (2014) 123. arXiv:1402.1664 [hep-ph]


  42. Vacuum Insertion Approximation and the ΔI = 1/2 rule: a lattice QCD test of the naïve factorization hypothesis for K, D, B and static mesons

    ETM Collaboration: N.Carrasco, V.Lubicz, L.Silvestrini

    Phys.Lett.B 736 (2014) 174. arXiv:1312.6691 [hep-lat]


  43. Review of lattice results concerning low energy particle physics

    FLAG Working Group: S.Aoki, Y.Aoki, C.Bernard, T.Blum, G.Colangelo, M.Della Morte, S.Dürr, A.X.El Khadra, H.Fukaya, R.Horsley T.Kaneko, A.Juttner, J.Laiho, L.Lellouch, H.Leutwyler, V.Lubicz, E.Lunghi, S.Necco, T.Onogi, C.Pena, C.T.Sachrajda, S.R.Sharpe, J.Shigemitsu, S.Simula, R.Sommer, R.S.Van de Water, A.Vladikas, U.Wenger, H.Wittig

    Eur.Phys.J.C 74 (2014) 2890. arXiv:1310.8555 [hep-lat]


  44. B-physics from Nf=2 tmQCD: the Standard Model and beyond

    ETM Collaboration: N.Carrasco, M.Ciuchini, P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, V.Gimenez, G.Herdoiza, V.Lubicz, C.Michael, E.Picca, G.C.Rossi, F.Sanfilippo, A.Shindler, L.Silvestrini, S.Simula and C.Tarantino

    J.High Energy Phys. 03 (2014) 016. arXiv:1308.1851 [hep-lat]


  45. Leading isospin breaking effects on the lattice

    RM123 Collaboration: G.M. de Divitiis, R.Frezzotti, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, R.Petronzio, G.C.Rossi, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula and N.Tantalo

    Phys.Rev.D 87 (2013) 114505. arXiv:1303.4896 [hep-lat]


  46. Quark mass and chiral condensate from the Wilson twisted mass lattice quark propagator

    ETM Collaboration: F.Burger, V.Lubicz, M.Muller-Preussker, S.Simula and C.Urbach

    Phys.Rev.D 87 (2013) 034514. arXiv:1210.0838 [hep-lat]


  47. Kaon mixing beyond the SM from Nf=2 tmQCD and model independent constraints from the UTA

    ETM Collaboration: V.Bertone, N.Carrasco, M.Ciuchini, P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, V.Gimenez, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Mescia, M.Papinutto, G.C.Rossi, L.Silvestrini, S.Simula, C.Tarantino and A.Vladikas

    J.High Energy Phys. 03 (2013) 089. arXiv:1207.1287 [hep-lat]


  48. The UTfit Collaboration Average of D meson mixing data: Spring 2012

    UTfit Collaboration: A.J.Bevan, M.Bona, M.Ciuchini, D.Derkach, E.Franco, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Parodi, M.Pierini, C.Schiavi, L.Silvestrini, V.Sordini, A.Stocchi, C.Tarantino and V.Vagnoni

    J.High Energy Phys. 10 (2012) 068. arXiv:1206.6245 [hep-ph]


  49. D-meson decay constants and a check of factorization in non-leptonic B-decays

    D.Becirevic, V.Lubicz, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula and C.Tarantino

    J.High Energy Phys. 02 (2012) 042. arXiv:1201.4039 [hep-lat]


  50. Isospin breaking effects due to the up-down mass difference in Lattice QCD

    RM123 Collaboration: G.M. de Divitiis, P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, R.Petronzio, G.C.Rossi, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula, N.Tantalo and C.Tarantino

    J.High Energy Phys. 04 (2012) 124. arXiv:1110.6294 [hep-lat]


  51. The role of lattice QCD in flavor physics

    D. Becirevic and V.Lubicz

    C.R.Physique 13 (2012) 121


  52. Matrix elements of the electromagnetic operator between kaon and pion states

    ETM Collaboration: I.Baum, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, L.Orifici and S.Simula

    Phys.Rev.D 84 (2011) 074503. arXiv:1108.1021 [hep-lat]


  53. Lattice QCD determination of mb, fB and fBs with twisted mass Wilson fermions

    ETM Collaboration: P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, G.Herdoiza, V.Lubicz, C.Michael, D.Palao, G.C.Rossi, F.Sanfilippo, A.Shindler, S.Simula, C.Tarantino and M. Wagner

    J.High Energy Phys. 01 (2012) 046. arXiv:1107.1441 [hep-lat]


  54. Perturbative renormalization factors and O(a2) corrections for lattice 4-fermion operators with improved fermion/gluon actions

    ETM Collaboration: M.Constantinou, P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, V.Lubicz, H.Panagopoulos, A.Skouroupathis and F.Stylianou

    Phys.Rev.D 83 (2011) 074503. arXiv:1011.6059 [hep-lat]


  55. Review of lattice results concerning low energy particle physics

    FLAG Working Group: G.Colangelo, S.Dürr, A.Juttner, L.Lellouch, H.Leutwyler, V.Lubicz, S.Necco, C.T.Sachrajda, S.Simula, A.Vladikas, U.Wenger and H.Wittig

    Eur.Phys.J.C 71 (2011) 1695. arXiv:1011.4408 [hep-lat]


  56. Average up/down, strange and charm quark masses with Nf=2 twisted mass lattice QCD

    ETM Collaboration: B.Blossier, P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, V.Lubicz, M.Petschlies, F.Sanfilippo, S.Simula and C.Tarantino

    Phys.Rev.D 82 (2010) 114513. arXiv:1010.3659 [hep-lat]


  57. BK-parameter from Nf=2 twisted mass lattice QCD

    ETM Collaboration: M.Constantinou, P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, K.Jansen, V.Gimenez, V.Lubicz, F.Mescia, H.Panagopoulos, M.Papinutto, G.C.Rossi, S.Simula, A.Skouroupathis, F.Stylianou and A.Vladikas

    Phys.Rev.D 83 (2011) 014505. arXiv:1009.5606 [hep-lat]


  58. SuperB Progress Reports — Physics

    SuperB Collaboration

    arXiv:1008.1541 [hep-ex]
     INFN/AE\_10/2, LAL-110, SLAC-R-952, 84pp.

  59. Non-perturbative renormalization of quark bilinear operators with Nf=2 (tmQCD) Wilson fermions and the tree-level improved gauge action

    ETM Collaboration: M.Constantinou, P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, G.Herdoiza, K.Jansen, V.Lubicz, H.Panagopoulos, G.C.Rossi, S.Simula, F.Stylianou and A.Vladikas

    J.High Energy Phys. 08 (2010) 068. arXiv:1004.1115 [hep-lat]


  60. Light Meson Physics from Maximally Twisted Mass Lattice QCD

    ETM Collaboration: R.Baron, Ph.Boucaud, P.Dimopoulos, F.Farchioni, R.Frezzotti, V.Gimenez, G.Herdoiza, K.Jansen, V.Lubicz, C.Michael, G.Muenster, D.Palao, G.C.Rossi, L.Scorzato, A.Shindler, S.Simula, T.Sudmann, C.Urbach and U.Wenger

    J.High Energy Phys. 08 (2010) 097. arXiv:0911.5061 [hep-lat]


  61. A proposal for B-physics on current lattices

    ETM Collaboration: B.Blossier, P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, G.Herdoiza, K.Jansen, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, C.Michael, G.C.Rossi, A.Shindler, S.Simula, C.Tarantino and C.Urbach

    J.High Energy Phys. 04 (2010) 049. arXiv:0909.3187 [hep-lat]


  62. An Improved Standard Model Prediction of BR(B → τ ν) and its Implications for New Physics

    UTfit Collaboration: M.Bona, M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Parodi, M.Pierini, C.Schiavi, L.Silvestrini, V.Sordini, A.Stocchi, C.Tarantino and V.Vagnoni

    Phys.Lett.B 687 (2010) 61. arXiv:0908.3470 [hep-ph]


  63. Flavor Physics in the Quark Sector

    Mario Antonelli et al.

    Physics Reports 494 (2010) 197-414. arXiv:0907.5386 [hep-ph]

  64. O(a2) corrections to the one-loop propagator and bilinears of clover fermions with Symanzik improved gluons

    M.Constantinou, V.Lubicz, H.Panagopoulos and F.Stylianou

    J.High Energy Phys. 10 (2009) 064. arXiv: 0907.0381 [hep-lat]


  65. K → π l ν Semileptonic Form Factors from Two-Flavor Lattice QCD

    ETM Collaboration: V.Lubicz, F.Mescia, S.Simula and C.Tarantino

    Phys.Rev.D 80 (2009) 111502. arXiv: 0906.4728 [hep-lat]


  66. Pseudoscalar decay constants of kaon and D-mesons from Nf=2 twisted mass Lattice QCD

    ETM Collaboration: B.Blossier, P.Dimopoulos, R.Frezzotti, B.Haas, G.Herdoiza, K.Jansen, V.Lubicz, F.Mescia, D.Palao, A.Shindler, S.Simula, C.Tarantino and C. Urbach

    J.High Energy Phys. 07 (2009) 043. arXiv: 0904.0954 [hep-lat]


  67. Electromagnetic Form Factor of the Pion from Twisted-mass Lattice QCD at Nf=2

    ETM Collaboration: R.Frezzotti, V.Lubicz and S.Simula

    Phys.Rev.D 79 (2009) 074506. arXiv: 0812.4042 [hep-lat]


  68. First Evidence of New Physics in b ↔ s Transitions

    UTfit Collaboration: M.Bona, M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Parodi, M.Pierini, C.Schiavi, L.Silvestrini, V.Sordini, A.Stocchi and V.Vagnoni

    PMC Physics A 2009, 3:6. arXiv:0803.0659 [hep-ph]


  69. Dynamical Twisted Mass Fermions with Light Quarks: Simulation and Analysis Details

    ETM Collaboration: Ph.Boucaud, P.Dimopoulos, F.Farchioni, R.Frezzotti, V.Gimenez, G.Herdoiza, K.Jansen, V.Lubicz, C.Michael, G.Munster, D. Palao, G.C.Rossi, L.Scorzato, A.Shindler, S.Simula, T.Sudmann, C.Urbach, U.Wenger

    Comp.Phys.Comm. 179 (2008) 695. arXiv:0803.0224 [hep-lat]


  70. B, D and K decays

    G.Buchalla et al.

    Eur.Phys.J. C 57 (2008) 309. arXiv:0801.1833 [hep-ph]


  71. Light Quark Masses and Pseudoscalar Decay Constants from Nf=2 Lattice QCD with Twisted Mass Fermions

    ETM Collaboration: B.Blossier, Ph.Boucaud, P.Dimopoulos, F.Farchioni, R.Frezzotti, V.Gimenez, G.Herdoiza, K.Jansen, V.Lubicz, C.Michael, D.Palao, M.Papinutto, A.Shindler, S.Simula, C.Tarantino, C.Urbach, U.Wenger

    J.High Energy Phys. 04 (2008) 020. arXiv:0709.4574 [hep-lat]


  72. SuperB: A High-Luminosity Asymmetric e+ e- Super Flavor Factory. Conceptual Design Report

    M.Bona et al.

    Pisa, Italy: INFN (2007) 453 p. www.pi.infn.it/SuperB/?q=CDR. arXiv:0709.0451 [hep-ex]


  73. Model-independent Constraints on ΔF=2 Operators and the Scale of New Physics

    UTfit Collaboration: M.Bona, M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Parodi, M.Pierini, P.Roudeau, C.Schiavi, L.Silvestrini, V.Sordini, A.Stocchi and V.Vagnoni

    J.High Energy Phys. 03 (2008) 049. arXiv:0707.0636 [hep-ph]


  74. D0—D0 Mixing and New Physics: General Considerations and Constraints on the MSSM

    M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, D.Guadagnoli, V.Lubicz, M.Pierini, V.Porretti and L.Silvestrini

    Phys.Lett.B 655 (2007) 162. e-Print: hep-ph/0703204


  75. Improved Determination of the CKM Angle α from B → π π decays

    UTfit Collaboration: M.Bona, M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Parodi, M.Pierini, P.Roudeau, C.Schiavi, L.Silvestrini, V.Sordini, A.Stocchi and V.Vagnoni

    Phys.Rev.D 76 (2007) 014015. e-Print: hep-ph/0701204


  76. Dynamical Twisted Mass Fermions with Light Quarks

    ETM Collaboration: Ph.Boucaud, P.Dimopoulos, F.Farchioni, R.Frezzotti, V.Gimenez, G.Herdoiza, K.Jansen, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, C.McNeile, C.Michael, I.Montvay, D.Palao, M.Papinutto, J.Pickavance, G.C.Rossi, L.Scorzato, A.Shindler, S.Simula, C.Urbach, U.Wenger

    Phys.Lett.B 650 (2007) 304. e-Print: hep-lat/0701012


  77. An estimate of the B → K* γ Decay Form Factor

    D.Becirevic, V.Lubicz and F.Mescia

    Nucl.Phys.B 769 (2007) 31. e-Print: hep-ph/0611295


  78. Next-to-leading order strong interaction corrections to the ΔF=2 effective Hamiltonian in the MSSM

    M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, D.Guadagnoli, V.Lubicz, V.Porretti and L.Silvestrini

    J.High Energy Phys. 09 (2006) 013. e-Print: hep-ph/0606197


  79. First Lattice QCD Study of the Σ- → n Axial and Vector Form Factors with SU(3) Breaking Corrections

    D.Guadagnoli, V.Lubicz, M.Papinutto and S. Simula

    Nucl.Phys.B 761 (2007) 63. e-Print: hep-ph/0606181


  80. The Unitarity Triangle Fit in the Standard Model and Hadronic Parameters from Lattice QCD: A Reappraisal after the Measurements of Δms and BR(B → τ ντ)

    UTfit Collaboration: M.Bona, M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Parodi, M.Pierini, P.Roudeau, C.Schiavi, L.Silvestrini, A.Stocchi and V.Vagnoni

    J.High Energy Phys. 10 (2006) 081. e-Print: hep-ph/0606167


  81. Constraints on New Physics from the Quark Mixing Unitarity Triangle

    UTfit Collaboration: M.Bona, M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Parodi, M.Pierini, P.Roudeau, C.Schiavi, L.Silvestrini, A.Stocchi and V.Vagnoni

    Phys.Rev.Lett. 97 (2006) 151803. e-Print: hep-ph/0605213


  82. Exploring twisted mass Lattice QCD with the Clover term

    D.Becirevic, Ph.Boucaud, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Mescia, S.Simula and C.Tarantino

    Phys.Rev.D 74 (2006) 034501. e-Print: hep-lat/0605006


  83. Non-perturbatively Renormalised Light Quark Masses from a Lattice Simulation with Nf=2

    D.Becirevic, B.Blossier, Ph.Boucaud, V.Gimenez, V.Lubicz, F.Mescia, S.Simula and C.Tarantino

    Nucl.Phys.B 734 (2006) 138. e-Print: hep-lat/0510014


  84. The UTfit Collaboration Report on the Status of the Unitarity Triangle beyond the Standard Model I. Model-independent Analysis and Minimal Flavor Violation

    UTfit Collaboration: M.Bona, M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Parodi, M.Pierini, P.Roudeau, C.Schiavi, L.Silvestrini, A.Stocchi and V.Vagnoni

    J.High Energy Phys. 03 (2006) 080. e-Print: hep-ph/0509219


  85. Operator Product Expansion and Quark Condensate from Lattice QCD in Coordinate Space

    V.Gimenez, V.Lubicz, F.Mescia, V.Porretti and J. Reyes

    Eur.Phys.J.C 41 (2005) 535. e-Print: hep-lat/0503001


  86. The 2004 UTfit Collaboration Report on the Status of the Unitarity Triangle in the Standard Model

    UTfit Collaboration: M.Bona, M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Parodi, M.Pierini, P.Roudeau, C.Schiavi, L.Silvestrini and A.Stocchi

    J.High Energy Phys. 07 (2005) 028. e-Print: hep-ph/0501199


  87. An Exploratory Lattice Study of ΔI=3/2 K → ππ Decays at Next-to-leading Order in the Chiral Expansion

    P.Boucaud, V.Gimenez, C-J.D.Lin, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, M.Papinutto and C.T.Sachrajda

    Nucl.Phys.B 721 (2005) 175. e-Print: hep-lat/0412029


  88. BK from the Lattice with Wilson Quarks

    D.Becirevic, Ph.Boucaud, V.Gimenez, V.Lubicz and M.Papinutto

    Eur.Phys.J.C 37 (2004) 315. e-Print: hep-lat/0407004


  89. Non-perturbative Renormalization of Lattice Operators in Coordinate Space

    V.Gimenez, L.Giusti, S.Guerriero, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, S.Petrarca, J.Reyes, B.Taglienti and E.Trevigne

    Phys.Lett.B 598 (2004) 227. e-Print: hep-lat/0406019


  90. The → π Vector Form Factor at Zero Momentum Transfer on the Lattice

    D.Becirevic, G.Isidori, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Mescia, S.Simula, C.Tarantino and G.Villadoro

    Nucl.Phys.B 705 (2005) 339. e-Print: hep-ph/0403217


  91. Estimate of the Chiral Condensate in Quenched Lattice QCD

    D.Becirevic and V.Lubicz

    Phys.Lett.B 600 (2004) 83. e-Print: hep-ph/0403044


  92. Renormalization Constants of Quark Operators for the Non-Perturbatively Improved Wilson Action

    D.Becirevic, V.Gimenez, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, M.Papinutto and J.Reyes

    J.High Energy Phys. 08 (2004) 022. e-Print: hep-lat/0401033


  93. Lifetime Differences and CP Violation Parameters of Neutral B mesons at the Next-to-Leading Order in QCD

    M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, V.Lubicz, F.Mescia and C. Tarantino

    J.High Energy Phys. 08 (2003) 031. e-Print: hep-ph/0308029


  94. Coupling of the Light Vector Meson to the Vector and to the Tensor Current

    D.Becirevic, V.Lubicz, F.Mescia and C.Tarantino

    J.High Energy Phys. 05 (2003) 007. e-Print: hep-lat/0301020


  95. Neutron Electric Dipole Moment on the Lattice: a Theoretical Reappraisal

    D.Guadagnoli, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli and S.Simula

    J.High Energy Phys. 04 (2003) 019. e-Print: hep-lat/0210044


  96. Continuum Determination of Light Quark Masses from Quenched Lattice QCD

    SPQCDR Collaboration: D.Becirevic, V.Lubicz and C.Tarantino

    Phys.Lett.B 558 (2003) 69. e-Print: hep-lat/0208003


  97. Lifetime Ratios of Beauty Hadrons at the Next-to-Leading Order in QCD

    E.Franco, V.Lubicz, F.Mescia and C.Tarantino

    Nucl.Phys.B 633 (2002) 212. e-Print: hep-ph/0203089

  98. Next-to-Leading Order QCD Corrections to Spectator Effects in Lifetimes of Beauty Hadrons

    M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, V.Lubicz and F.Mescia

    Nucl.Phys.B 625 (2002) 211. e-Print: hep-ph/0110375

  99. Charm quark mass

    D.Becirevic, V.Lubicz and G.Martinelli

    Phys.Lett.B 524 (2002) 115. e-Print: hep-ph/0107124
  100. 2000 CKM-Triangle Analysis: A Critical Review with Updated Experimental Inputs and Theoretical Parameters

    M.Ciuchini, G.D'Agostini, E.Franco, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Parodi, P.Roudeau and A. Stocchi

    J.High Energy Phys. 07 (2001) 013. e-Print: hep-ph/0012308
  101. Heavy → Light Semileptonic Decays of Pseudoscalar Mesons from Lattice QCD

    A.Abada, D.Becirevic, Ph.Boucaud, J.P.Leroy, V.Lubicz and F.Mescia

    Nucl.Phys.B 619 (2001) 565. e-Print: hep-lat/0011065
  102. First Lattice Calculation of the Electromagnetic Operator Amplitude <π0|Q+γ|K 0>

    D.Becirevic, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli and F.Mescia

    Phys.Lett.B 501 (2001) 98. e-Print: hep-ph/0010349
  103. The t → WZb decay in the Standard Model: A Critical Reanalysis

    G.Altarelli, L.Conti and V.Lubicz

    Phys.Lett. B 502 (2001) 125. e-Print: hep-ph/0010090
  104. A Theoretical Prediction of the Bs-Meson Lifetime Difference

    D.Becirevic, V.Gimenez, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, D.Meloni and A.Retico

    Eur.Phys.J.C 18 (2000) 157. e-Print: hep-ph/0006135
  105. K0—K0 Mixing with Wilson Fermions without Subtractions

    D.Becirevic, Ph.Boucaud, V.Gimenez, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, J.Micheli and M.Papinutto

    Phys.Lett.B 487 (2000) 74. e-Print: hep-lat/0005013
  106. B0—B0 Mixing and Decay Constants with the Non-Perturbatively Improved Action

    D.Becirevic, V.Gimenez, L.Giusti, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, D.Meloni and A.Retico

    Nucl.Phys.B 618 (2001) 241. e-Print: hep-lat/0002025
  107. Combined Analysis of the Unitarity Triangle and CP Violation in the Standard Model

    M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, L.Giusti, V.Lubicz and G.Martinelli

    Nucl.Phys.B 573 (2000) 201. e-Print: hep-ph/9910236
  108. Light Quark Masses from Lattice Quark Propagators at Large Momenta

    D.Becirevic, V.Gimenez, V.Lubicz and G.Martinelli

    Phys.Rev.D 61 (2000) 114507. e-Print: hep-lat/9909082
  109. Non-perturbatively Improved Heavy-Light Mesons: Masses and Decay Constants

    D.Becirevic, Ph.Boucaud, J.P.Leroy, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Mescia and F.Rapuano

    Phys.Rev.D 60 (1999) 074501. e-Print: hep-lat/9811003
  110. Light Hadron Spectroscopy on the Lattice with the Non-perturbatively Improved Wilson Action

    D.Becirevic, Ph.Boucaud, L.Giusti, J.P.Leroy, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Mescia and F.Rapuano

    LPTHE-Orsay 98/33, September 1998. e-Print: hep-lat/9809129
  111. Delta MK and εK in SUSY at the Next-to-Leading Order

    M.Ciuchini, L.Conti, A.Donini, E.Franco, V.Gimenez, L.Giusti, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, A.Masiero, I.Scimemi, L.Silvestrini, M.Talevi and A.Vladikas

    J.High Energy Phys. 10 (1998) 008. e-Print: hep-ph/9808328
  112. Non-perturbatively Renormalized Light-Quark Masses with the Alpha Action

    D.Becirevic, Ph.Boucaud, J.P.Leroy, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli and F.Mescia

    Phys.Lett. B444 (1998) 401. e-Print: hep-lat/9807046
  113. Quark Mass Renormalization in the MSbar and RI Schemes up to the NNLO Order

    E.Franco e V.Lubicz

    Nucl.Phys. B531 (1998) 641. e-Print: hep-ph/9803491
  114. Next-to-Leading Order QCD Corrections to ΔF=2 Effective Hamiltonians

    M.Ciuchini, E.Franco, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, I.Scimemi and L.Silvestrini

    Nucl.Phys. B523 (1998) 501. e-Print: hep-ph/9711402
  115. Improved Renormalization of Lattice Operators: A Critical Reappraisal

    M.Crisafulli, V.Lubicz and A.Vladikas

    Eur.Phys.J. C4 (1998) 145. e-Print: hep-lat/9707025
  116. QCD Chiral Lagrangian on the Lattice, Strong Coupling Expansion and Ward Identities with Wilson Fermions

    A.R.Levi, V.Lubicz and C.Rebbi

    Phys.Rev. D56 (1997) 1101. e-Print: hep-lat/9607022
  117. QCDF90: A Set of Fortran 90 Modules for a High-level, Efficient Implementation of QCD Simulations

    I.Dasgupta, A.R.Levi, V.Lubicz and C.Rebbi

    Comp.Phys.Comm. 98 (1996) 365. e-Print: hep-lat/9605012
  118. Chiral Behaviour of the Lattice BK-parameter with the Wilson and Clover Actions at β=6.0

    M.Crisafulli, A.Donini, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Rapuano, M.Talevi, C.Ungarelli and A.Vladikas

    Phys.Lett. B369 (1996) 325. e-Print: hep-lat/9509029
  119. Production of Neutral Pseudo-Goldstone Bosons at LEP II and NLC in Multiscale Walking Technicolor Models

    V.Lubicz and P.Santorelli

    Nucl.Phys. B460 (1996) 3. e-Print: hep-ph/9505336
  120. A Lattice Study of the Exclusive B → K*γ Decay Amplitude, using the Clover Action at β=6.0

    As.Abada, Ph.Boucaud, N.Cabibbo, M.Crisafulli, J.P.Leroy, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Rapuano, M.Serone, N.Stella and The APE Collaboration

    Phys.Lett. B365 (1996) 275. e-Print: hep-lat/9503020
  121. Lattice Calculation of D- and B-meson Semileptonic Decays, using the Clover Action on APE, at β=6.0

    C.R.Allton, M.Crisafulli, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, F.Rapuano, N.Stella, A.Vladikas and The APE Collaboration

    Phys.Lett. B345 (1995) 513. e-Print: hep-lat/9411011
  122. Quark Masses from Lattice QCD at the Next-To-Leading Order

    C.R.Allton, M.Ciuchini, M.Crisafulli, E.Franco, V.Lubicz and G.Martinelli

    Nucl.Phys. B431 (1994) 667. e-Print: hep-ph/9406263
  123. A High Statistics Lattice Calculation of fB static at β=6.2 using the Clover Action

    C.R.Allton, M.Crisafulli, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, G.Salina, A.Vladikas and The APE Collaboration

    Phys.Lett. B326 (1994) 295. e-Print: hep-ph/9402343
  124. Semileptonic Decays of Heavy Flavours on a Fine Grained Lattice

    As.Abada, C.R.Allton, Ph.Boucaud, D.B.Carpenter, M.Crisafulli, S.Güsken, P.Hernandez, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, O.Pène, C.T.Sachrajda, K.Schilling, G.Siegert and R.Sommer

    Nucl.Phys. B416 (1994) 675. e-Print: hep-lat/9308007
  125. A High Statistics Lattice Calculation of fB in the Static Limit on APE

    C.R.Allton, V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, G.Salina, A.Vladikas and The APE Collaboration

    Nucl.Phys. B413 (1994) 461.
  126. Production and Signatures of Neutral Pseudo-Goldstone Bosons at the Z0 Pole in Technicolor and Extended Technicolor Models

    V.Lubicz

    Nucl.Phys. B404 (1993) 559.
  127. A Lattice Study of Electromagnetic Decays of Vector Mesons

    M.Crisafulli and V.Lubicz

    Phys.Lett. B278 (1992) 323.
  128. Semi-leptonic Decays of D-mesons in Lattice QCD

    V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli, M.S.McCarthy and C.T.Sachrajda

    Phys.Lett. B274 (1992) 415.
  129. First Calculation of D+ -> K*0 e+ ν e in Lattice QCD

    V.Lubicz, G.Martinelli and C.T.Sachrajda

    Nucl.Phys.B356 (1991) 301.
  130. A Lattice Computation of the Decay Constant of the B-meson

    C.R.Allton, V.Lubicz, L.Maiani, G.Martinelli and C.T.Sachrajda

    Nucl.Phys. B349 (1991) 598.




2.   Publications on Physics Education



  1. Termodinamica e teoria microscopica: una proposta didattica per la scuola superiore     [In Italian]

    A. Ercoli, V. Lubicz

    Giornale di Fisica - Rivista della Società Italiana di Fisica (SIF), Vol. 064 - 03 (2023), 223-249. Available online


  2. Thermodynamics and microscopic theory: An educational proposal for the high school

    A. Ercoli, V. Lubicz

    Il Nuovo Cimento C 46 (2023) 186 - Communications: SIF Congress 2022. arXiv:2310.20505 [physics.ed-ph]. Available online


  3. Termodinamica e teoria microscopica     [In Italian]

    A. Ercoli, V. Lubicz

    Edizioni Efesto, Ottobre 2022. Pag. 145. ISBN: 9788833813790.







3.   Articles of Science Communication



  1. Quark, gluoni e colori: l'energia che dà massa alle cose     [In Italian]

    V.Lubicz

    Giornale di Fisica - Rivista della Società Italiana di Fisica (SIF), Vol. 062 - 03 (2021), 281-288. Available online


  2. Particelle a colori     [In Italian]

    V.Lubicz

    Asimmetrie - Rivista dell'Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), n.14, Aprile 2013, 26-29. Available online



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