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Solutions to $R_D$-$R_{D^*}$ in light of Belle 2019 data

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2020-02-17 v3

Abstract

Earlier this year, the Belle collaboration presented their new measurements of RDR_D and RDR_{D^*} using a new method. These measurements are consistent with the Standard Model predictions, whereas the global averages of the earlier measurements had a 4.1σ4.1\sigma discrepancy. With the inclusion of the new data in the global averages, the discrepancy comes down to 3.1σ3.1\sigma. In this work, we study the study the new physics solutions to the RDR_D-RDR_{D^*} anomaly allowed by the reduction in the discrepancy. Among the four fermion operators, which arise through a single particle exchange, only the (VA)(V-A) operator solution survives. We found three additional solutions with two dis-similar operators. The branching ratio of BcτνˉB_c\rightarrow \tau\,\bar{\nu} is powerful discriminant between these four allowed solutions.

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@article{arxiv.1903.10486,
  title  = {Solutions to $R_D$-$R_{D^*}$ in light of Belle 2019 data},
  author = {Ashutosh Kumar Alok and Dinesh Kumar and Suman Kumbhakar and S Uma Sankar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.10486},
  year   = {2020}
}

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6 pages, 2 figures, 4 tables, title changed