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Probing New Physics Through CP Violation in $B_{(s)}\to V\mu^+\mu^-$ Decays

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-04-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Rare decays of the kind BKμ+μB\to K^*\mu^+\mu^- and Bsϕμ+μB_s\to \phi\mu^+\mu^- are key players for testing the Standard Model. The current experimental data for their decay rates and angular observables show tensions with the theoretical predictions that may be indications of New Physics. We present a strategy to extract the relevant short-distance coefficients in the presence of new sources of CP violation, utilizing a synergy with BKμ+μB\to K\mu^+\mu^- decays. Using the current data as a guideline, we illustrate the new method to determine the complex coefficients C9()C_9^{(\prime)} and C10()C_{10}^{(\prime)} using only four angular observables. Interestingly, the current experimental picture leaves significant room for CP-violating New Physics. We discuss also the link to leptonic Bs0μ+μB^0_s\to\mu^+\mu^- decays. We are looking forward to the implementation of these strategies at the future high-precision frontier of flavour physics.

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@article{arxiv.2504.16014,
  title  = {Probing New Physics Through CP Violation in $B_{(s)}\to V\mu^+\mu^-$ Decays},
  author = {Robert Fleischer and Martijn van Hamersveld and Tim Kortekaas and Anders Rehult and K. Keri Vos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.16014},
  year   = {2025}
}

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29 pages, 11 figures