Anomalies in Semileptonic B-meson decays

Over the past decade, experimental measurements of numerous observables in semileptonic B-meson decays have deviated from their Standard Model predictions. Theoretical explanations of these anomalous measurements have called for new physics. I will discuss model-independent frameworks using effective field theory combining b → s l l and b → c τ ν. I will also discuss some explicit new physics model explanations.