Speaker
Dr
Phoebe Hamilton
(University of Maryland (US))
Description
Decays of $b$ hadrons provide a powerful probe for new physics effects that may violate the Standard Model's paradigm of Lepton Flavor Universality, whereby the three charged lepton flavors are distinguished only by their differing masses. A definitive observation of a deviation from the predictions of LFU would provide unambiguous evidence of new physics. A recent history of results showing consistent but individually not significant tension has brought close attention to these modes. I will review the methods and results of recent measurements by LHCb in semileptonic $b \to c \ell \nu$ and rare $b \to s \ell \ell$ decays which are of interest in this context,and discuss future prospects for the LHCb program in this area.
Primary author
Dr
Phoebe Hamilton
(University of Maryland (US))
Co-author
LHCb Collaboration
