$L\,\to\, l\, l'\, l'\, \nu_l\, \nu_L$ in the SM and beyond

Abstract

We study the $L\to l l' l' \nu_l \nu_L$ decays ($L=\tau,\mu$; $l,l'=\mu,e$) in the Standard Model (SM) and in the effective field theory (EFT) description of the weak charged current at low energy, both for polarized and unpolarized $L$, keeping the $l,l'$ mass dependence. We clarify the discrepancy between two previous SM calculations of the decay rate improving their precision. The recent $3.5\,\sigma$ anomaly found in $\tau\to e \gamma\bar{\nu}_e\nu_\tau$ could be checked using our precise prediction for the $\tau\to e e e \bar{\nu}_e\nu_\tau$ decays, which shall be measured analyzing already existing data from the first generation B-factories. It is shown how measurements of the di-$l'$ mass distribution (with appropriate cuts) and $T$-asymmetries are able to reveal the corresponding lepton flavor violating (LFV) processes without neutrinos in the final state.