Inclusive semileptonic B decays and |Vcb|

Abstract

The magnitude of the CKM matrix elements Vcb can be extracted from inclusive semileptonic B decays in a model independent way pioneered by Kolya Uraltsev and collaborators. I review here the present status and latest developments in this field.

Comments: 18 pages, contribution to the volume "QCD and heavy quarks. In memoriam Nikolai Uraltsev", to be published by World Scientific. v2: ref added