Simultaneous Explanation of the $R_K$ and $R_{D^{(\ast )}}$ Puzzles: a Model Analysis

Abstract

$R_K$ and $R_{D^{(\ast )}}$ are two $B$-decay measurements that presently exhibit discrepancies with the SM. Recently, using an effective field theory approach, it was demonstrated that a new-physics model can simultaneously explain both the $R_K$ and $R_{D^{(\ast )}}$ puzzles. There are two UV completions that can give rise to the effective Lagrangian: (i) $VB$: a vector boson that transforms as an $SU(2{)}_L$ triplet, as in the SM, (ii) $U_1$: an $SU(2{)}_L$-singlet vector leptoquark. In this paper, we examine these models individually. A key point is that $VB$ contributes to $B_s^0$-${\bar{B}}_s^0$ mixing and $\tau \to 3\mu$, while $U_1$ does not. We show that, when constraints from these processes are taken into account, the $VB$ model is just barely viable. It predicts $\mathcal{B}({\tau }^{-}\to {\mu }^{-}{\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-})\simeq 2.1\times 10^{-8}$. This is measurable at Belle II and LHCb, and therefore constitutes a smoking-gun signal of $VB$. For $U_1$, there are several observables that may point to this model. Perhaps the most interesting is the lepton-flavor-violating decay ${\rm Y}(3S)\to \mu \tau$, which has previously been overlooked in the literature. $U_1$ predicts $\mathcal{B}({\rm Y}(3S)\to \mu \tau ){|}_{\max }=8.0\times 10^{-7}$. Thus, if a large value of $\mathcal{B}({\rm Y}(3S)\to \mu \tau )$ is observed -- and this should be measurable at Belle II -- the $U_1$ model would be indicated.

33 pages, 4 figures; Version 3: Mistakes in code corrected, leading to modified results: VB model now just barely viable. Still, principal conclusions of the paper remain largely unchanged

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