Flavour Anomalies and the Quest for New Physics

31.05.2017

Date 31.05.2017
Time 16:15<br /><small>Apero after the colloquium</small>
Place
  • ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg
  • HPV G 4
Speaker Nicola Serra
Area of expertise Physics
Host Dep. Physik
Contact Kilminster
Abstract Flavour physics has historically paved the way to important discoveries in particle physics. Results over the last decade allowed to set stringent constraints on possible scenarios of physics beyond the Standard Model. However, recent measurements of B-meson decays, by the LHCb experiment and the B-factories, show discrepancies with respect to Standard Model predictions that seem to form a coherent pattern. Are we detecting cracks in the Standard Model? I will review the status of the so-called flavour anomalies and I’ll discuss possible interpretations and future prospects.
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