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We review and analyze the available information on the nuclear-fusion cross sections that are most important for solar energy generation and solar neutrino production. We provide best values for the low-energy cross-section factors and, wherever possible, estimates of the uncertainties. We also describe the most important experiments and calculations that are required in order to improve our knowledge of solar fusion rates. [S0034-6861(98)00704-1]

The amplitude for the exclusive nonleptonic decay of a heavy meson into two light pseudoscalar mesons is analyzed using the factorization formalism of perturbative QCD for exclusive reactions at large momentum transfer. We show that the leading contribution to such amplitudes is proportional to (rs(Q2) where Q" scales with the heavy meson mass squared. Branching ratios for a few B" decay modes are calculated.

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The q 2 dependence of the ρ − ω mixing amplitude is analyzed with the use of the QCD sum rules and the dispersion relation. Going off shell the mixing decreases, changes sign at q 2 ≃ 0.4m 2 ρ > 0 and is negative in the space like region. Implications of this result to the isospin breaking part of the nuclear force are discussed.