and c quarks in the limit mb, mc≫ Λ QCD and close to the zero-recoil point. The separate
heavy-quark<? format?> spin symmetries strongly constrain the matrix elements, leading to
single form factors for ccb→ ccc, bbc→ ccb, and bbb→ bbc baryon decays. We also study
the effects on these systems of using a Y-shaped confinement potential, as suggested by
lattice QCD results for the interaction between three static quarks.