PHYSICAL REVIEW D, cilt.53, sa.1, ss.355-360, 1996 (SCI-Expanded)
The decay constants for the strong off-shell B* --> B rho and D* --> D rho decays are calculated in the framework of light cone QCD sum rules. The results are shown to be in agreement with the predictions of the ''classical'' sum rules method, and with those of the vector dominance model.