Indirect bounds on new physics for $R(D^{(\ast )})$

Abstract

The Standard Model prediction of the $B_c$ lifetime is discussed, together with the dominant uncertainties and strategies on how to improve them. Furthermore, a new method to compute the $B_c$ lifetime based on the operator product expansion is proposed. It relies on differences of $B,D$ and $B_c$ meson decay rates, in which the free-quark contributions cancel out, reducing the uncertainty of the theory prediction.

6 pages, 1 figure, Contribution to the proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on the CKM Unitarity Triangle (CKM2021), 22-26 November 2021, Based on arxiv:2203.16196 and arxiv:2209.12520. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2203.16196