====== TTP02-37 Parton--Hadron Duality in $B$ Meson Decays ====== We summarize the current view on Parton-Hadron duality as it applies to $B$ meson decays. It is emphasized that an OPE treatment is essential for properly formulating duality and its limitations. Duality violations are unlikely to become the limiting factor in describing semileptonic $B$ width vis-a-vie higher order corrections. The consistent extraction of the $b$ quark mass from $B$ production and decays provides a striking example of the theoretical control achieved. |**Ikaros I. Bigi, Thomas Mannel** | |** Proceedings of the Workshop on CKM Matrix and the Unitarity Triangle (CERN). (2002-2003) ** | | {{preprints:2002:ttp02-37.pdf|PDF}} {{preprints:2002:ttp02-37.ps|PostScript}} [[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0212021|arXiv]] | | |