Systematic analysis of the exclusive B -> K*l(+)l(-) decay - art. no. 014026

A model-independent analysis for the exclusive, rare B-->K*l(+)l(-) decay i s presented. Systematically studied are the experimentally measured quantit ies, such as the branching ratio, forward-backward asymmetry, longitudinal polarization of the final leptons, and the ratio Gamma(L)/Gamma(T) of the d ecay widths when the K* meson is longitudinally and transversally polarized . The dependence of the asymmetry parameter alpha = 2 Gamma(L)/Gamma(T)- l on the new Wilson coefficients is also studied in detail. It is found that the aforementioned physical observables are quite sensitive to the new Wils on coefficients. Therefore, once we have the experimental data with high st atistics and a deviation from the standard model, we can interpret the sour ce of such a discrepancy.