Recent measurements of RD∗ have reduced tension with the Standard Model prediction. Taking all the present data into account, we obtain the values of the Wilson coefficients of each new physics four-fermion operator of a given Lorentz structure. We find that the combined data rule out most of the solutions based on scalar/pseudoscalar operators. By studying the inter-relations between different solutions, we find that there are only four allowed solutions, which are based on operators with (V−A), linear combination of (V−A) and (V+A), tensor and linear combination of scalar/pseudoscalar and tensor structure. We demonstrate that the need for new physics is driven by those measurement of RD and RD∗ where the τ lepton is not studied. Further, we show that new physics only in b→cμνˉ is not compatible with the full set of observables in the decays B→Dlνˉ and B→D∗lνˉ.
@article{arxiv.1710.04127,
title = {New physics solutions for $R_D$ and $R_{D^*}$},
author = {Ashutosh Kumar Alok and Dinesh Kumar and Jacky Kumar and Suman Kumbhakar and S Uma Sankar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.04127},
year = {2018}
}
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16 pages, 1 figure (Accepted for publication in JHEP)