Explaining $b\to s{\ell }^{+}{\ell }^{-}$ and the Cabibbo Angle Anomaly with a Vector Triplet

Abstract

The most statistically significant hints for new physics in the flavor sector are discrepancies between theory and experiment in $B$ decays to lepton pairs ($b\to s{\ell }^{+}{\ell }^{-}$) and a deficit in $1^{\mathrm{st}}$ row CKM unitarity (the Cabibbo Angle anomaly). We propose that these anomalies can be reconciled by a simplified model with massive gauge bosons transforming in the adjoint representation of $SU(2{)}_L$. After calculating the impact of this model on $B$ decays, observables testing charged current lepton flavor universality (LFU), electro-weak precision observables and LHC searches we perform a global fit to all available data. We find that our model can provide a consistent common explanation of both anomalies and that the fit to the data is more than $7\sigma$ better than the fit of the SM. The model also predicts interesting correlations between LFU violation in the charged current and $b\to s{\ell }^{+}{\ell }^{-}$ data which can be tested experimentally in the near future.

arXiv comment13 pages, 4 figures, 2 tables; version accepted for publication in Physical Review D

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