Probing for Lepton Flavor Non-Universality at LHCb

Decays of b hadrons are a powerful probe to search for new interactions that violate Lepton Flavor Universality (LFU),

a feature of the Standard Model which results in the three charged lepton flavors being distinguished only by

their masses. A definitive observation of a deviation from the predictions of LFU would provide

unambiguous evidence of new physics. Results in recent years have shown hints of possible deviations which, while not individually of high statistical significance, are deserving

of close scrutiny and further investigation. The key methods involved in these measurements and the current status of

this program at LHCb will be reviewed, and prospects for further measurements in existing and future datasets will be explored.