We review the current status and implications of the anomalies (ie deviations from the
Standard Model predictions) in semi-leptonic B meson decays, both in the charged and in …

Recent measurements of b-hadron decays show a pattern of consistent tensions with the
respective Standard Model (SM) predictions. These tensions appear both in the sector of …

This paper reports world averages of measurements of b-hadron, c-hadron, and τ-lepton
properties obtained by the Heavy Flavor Averaging Group using results available before …

The standard model of particle physics currently provides our best description of
fundamental particles and their interactions. The theory predicts that the different charged …

The anomalies in rare B decays endure. We present results of an updated global analysis
that takes into account the latest experimental input–in particular the recent results on\(R_K\) …

Tests of lepton universality in B 0→ KS 0 ℓ+ ℓ-and B+→ K*+ ℓ+ ℓ-decays where ℓ is either an
electron or a muon are presented. The differential branching fractions of B 0→ KS 0 e+ e …

The LHCb Collaboration has recently released a new study of B+→ K+ ℓ+ ℓ-and B→ K* 0 ℓ+
ℓ-(ℓ= e, μ) decays, testing lepton universality with unprecedented accuracy using the whole …

A bstract Rare b hadron decays are considered excellent probes of new semileptonic four-
fermion interactions of microscopic origin. However, the same interactions also correct the …

The first simultaneous test of muon-electron universality using B+→ K+ ℓ+ ℓ-and B 0→ K* 0
ℓ+ ℓ-decays is performed, in two ranges of the dilepton invariant-mass squared, q 2. The …

A bstract Motivated by the recent LHCb announcement of a 3. 1σ violation of lepton-flavor
universality in the ratio RK= Γ (B→ Kμ+ μ−)/Γ (B→ Ke+ e−), we present an updated …