Future prospects of B physics

TL;DR

This paper discusses the current understanding of B physics, emphasizing the potential for future experiments at LHCb and super-B factories to uncover small deviations from the Standard Model due to new physics.

Contribution

It highlights the importance of upcoming large B decay data sets in detecting subtle signs of new physics beyond the Standard Model.

Findings

CKM picture confirmed by B decay data

Potential small corrections suggest new physics near the weak scale

Future experiments will improve sensitivity to deviations

Abstract

In recent years, the CKM picture of flavor and CP violation has been confirmed, mainly due to B decay data. Yet, it is likely that there are small corrections to this picture. We expect to find new physics not much above the weak scale. This new physics could modify flavor changing processes compared to their SM expectations. Much larger B decay data sets, which are expected from LHCb and super-$B$-factories, will be used to search for these deviations with much improved sensitivity. The combination of low and high energy data will be particularly useful to probe the structure of new physics.