TY - JOUR AU - Celis, A. AU - Cirigliano, V. AU - Passemar, E. PY - 2014 DA - 2014// TI - Model-discriminating power of lepton flavor violating tau decays T2 - Phys. Rev. D JO - Physical Review D SP - 095014 EP - 14pp VL - 89 IS - 9 PB - Amer Physical Soc AB - Within an effective field theory framework, we discuss the possibility to discriminate among different operators that contribute to lepton flavor violating (LFV) tau decays. Correlations among decay rates in different channels are shown to provide a basic handle to unravel the origin of LFV in these processes. More information about the underlying dynamics responsible for LFV can be gathered from differential distributions in three-body decays like tau -> μpi pi or tau -> 3 mu: these are considered in some detail. We incorporate in our analysis recent developments in the determination of the hadronic form factors for tau -> μpi pi. Future prospects for the observation of LFV tau decays and its interpretation are also discussed. SN - 1550-7998 UR - http://arxiv.org/abs/arXiv:1403.5781 UR - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.89.095014 DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.89.095014 LA - English N1 - WOS:000335829100009 ID - Celis_etal2014 ER -