Flavor physics continues to be an interesting avenue to look for beyond the standard model (SM) physics.
Recent results from flavor physics, both in the quark and lepton sectors, hint at possible new physics. In
this work we focus on some flavor physics results, mainly in b decays, and speculate on possible new
physics interpretations of these results. We also present a model that can connect some of the B anomalies
to the MiniBooNe anomaly and the muon g − 2 measurement.
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Theoretical challenges for flavor physics
Abstract We discuss some highlights of the FCC- $$ee$$ ee flavor physics program. It will help to explore various aspects of flavor physics: to test precision calculations, to probe nonperturbative QCD methods, and to increase the sensitivity to physics beyond the standard model. In some areas, FCC- $$ee$$ ee will do much better than current and near-future experiments. We briefly discuss several probes that can be relevant for maximizing the gain from the FCC- $$ee$$ ee flavor program.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2014071
- PAR ID:
- 10345749
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The European Physical Journal Plus
- Volume:
- 136
- Issue:
- 9
- ISSN:
- 2190-5444
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Journal Article:
- https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01845-7
