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Higgs Vacuum Stability, Neutrino Mass, and Dark Matter
Recent results from ATLAS and CMS point to a narrow range for the Higgs mass: M_H∈(124,126)  GeV. Given this range, a case may be made for new physics beyond the Standard Model (SM) because of the resultant vacuum stability problem, i.e., the SM Higgs quartic coupling may run to negative values at a scale below the Planck scale. We study representative minimal extensions of the SM that can keep the SM Higgs vacuum stable to the Planck scale by introducing new scalar or fermion interactions at the TeV scale while solving other phenomenological problems. In particular, we consider the type-II seesaw model, which is introduced to explain the nonzero Majorana masses of the active neutrinos. Similarly, we observe that if the stability of the SM Higgs vacuum is ensured by the running of the gauge sector couplings, then one may require a series of new electroweak multiplets, the neutral component of which can be a cold dark matter candidate. Stability may also point to a new U(1) gauge symmetry, in which the SM Higgs carries a nonzero charge.
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Neutrino masses and lepton-flavor-violating τ decays in the supersymmetric left-right model
In the supersymmetric left-right model, the light neutrino masses are given by the Type-II seesaw mechanism. A duality property of this mechanism indicates that there exist eight possible Higgs triplet Yukawa couplings which result in the same neutrino mass matrix. In this paper, we work out the one-loop renormalization group equations for the effective neutrino mass matrix in the supersymmetric left-right model. The stability of the Type-II seesaw scenario is briefly discussed. We also study the lepton-flavor-violating processes (tau -> mu gamma and tau -> e gamma) by using the reconstructed Higgs triplet Yukawa couplings.
118481043
The D0 Dimuon Charge Asymmetry and Baryon Asymmetry of the Universe
The D0 collaboration has reported a 3.2 \sigma deviation from the Standard Model (SM) prediction in the like-sign dimuon charge asymmetry. New physics beyond the SM in B_s - \bar B_s mixing is needed to explain the data. In this paper, we investigate the possible extension of the SM with one generation color-triplet charged scalar as well as three generation Majorana fermions. We study the implications of the model on the D0's dimuon charge asymmetry as well as matter anti-matter asymmetry of the Universe.
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A Three Higgs Doublet Model for the Fermion Mass Hierarchy Problem
In this paper we propose a possible explanation to the Fermion mass hierarchy problem by fitting the type-II seesaw mechanism into the Higgs doublet sector, such that their vacuum expectation values are hierarchal. We extend the Standard Model with two extra Higgs doublets as well as a spontaneously broken $U_X(1)$ gauge symmetry. All the fermion Yukawa couplings except that of top quark are of order ${\cal O} (10^{-2})$ in our model. Constraints on the parameter space from Electroweak precision measurements are studied. Besides, the neutral component of the new fields, which are introduced to cancel the anomalies of the $U(1)_X$ gauge symmetry can be dark matter candidate. We investigate its signature in the dark matter direct detection.
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Vacuum stability and Higgs diphoton decay rate in the Zee-Babu model
A bstractAlthough recent Higgs data from ATLAS and CMS are compatible with a Standard Model (SM) signal at 2σ level, both experiments see indications for an excess in the diphoton decay channel, which points to new physics beyond the SM. Given such a low Higgs mass mH ~ 125 GeV, another sign indicating the existence of new physics beyond the SM is the vacuum stability problem, i.e., the SM Higgs quartic coupling may run to negative values at a scale below the Planck scale. In this paper, we study the vacuum stability and enhanced Higgs diphoton decay rate in the Zee-Babu model, which was used to generate tiny Majorana neutrino masses at two-loop level. We find that it is rather difficult to find overlapping regions allowed by the vacuum stability and diphoton enhancement constraints. As a consequence, it is almost inevitable to introduce new ingredients into the model, in order to resolve these two issues simultaneously.
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The Hierarchy Problem and Lifshitz Type Quantum Field Theory
We study the Lifshitz type extension of the standard model (SM) at UV, with dynamical critical exponent z=3. One loop radiative corrections to the Higgs mass in such a model is calculated. Our result shows that, the Hierarchy problem, which has initiated many excellent extension of the minimal SM, can be weakened in the z=3 Lifshitz type quantum field theory.
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Nuclear Effects on Charmonium Production
$J/\psi$ and $\psi'$ production cross sections in fixed-target experiment is calculated, considering the contributions from both color-singlet and color-octet mechanisms.The results are applied to the investigations of the $J/\psi$ suppression and the $\psi'/\psi$ ratio problems in p-A collisions. The results agree with the experimental data as the $(c \bar c)-$nucleon absorption cross sections $\sigma_{abs}^8\simeq 10mb $ for $(c \bar c)_8$ and $\sigma_{abs}^1\simeq 0mb $ for $(c \bar c)_1$. The model is further used to investigate A-A collisions when comover absorption mechanism is also considered. It is found that the observed experiment data of $J/\psi$ and $\psi'/\psi$ ratio in S-U collisions and Pb-Pb collisions can not be explained consistently within this model. The possibility of QGP formation in S-U and Pb-Pb collisions is also discussed.
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Black-hole formation in the new inflationary universe
In the new inflationary universe the fluctuation of the Higgs scalar field in the supercooled expansion stage is the origin of the irregularities observed today. It is supposed that a sufficiently large fluctuation must have caused gravitational collapse. We present a numerical model for black-hole formation in the new inflationary universe.
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GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS IN BUBBLE COLLISIONS
We investigate the effects of gravitation in the collision of two bubbles in the very early universe, using the thin-wall approximation. In general, the collision of two bubbles gives rise to modulus wall and a phase wave. The space-time metric and all physical quantities possess hyperbolic O(2,1) symmetry. We derive a generalized Birkhoff's theorem to show that the space-time in different regions must therefore be flat, de Sitter, pseudo-Schwarzschild, and pseudo-Schwarzschild-de Sitter, respectively. As in the spherically symmetric O(3) case, the space-time is Petrov type $D$, and so there is no gravitational radiation. Owing to the special symmetry of the space-time, the concentration of matter does not suffice to cause any gravitational collapse to a singularity no matter how severely the two bubbles collide. The modulus walls, viewed from the real vacuum region, eventually propagate outwards with kinks due to a series of collisions, in contrast to the situation in the absence of gravity.
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What does the observed rapidity dependence of the multiplicity distribution in e+e− annihilation processes tell us?
Abstract The recent multiplicity distribution data from PEP-HRS for limited rapidity intervals in e + e − annihilation processes at 29 GeV is analysed in a model-independent way. It is shown that the observed rapidity dependence can be reproduced by using standard statistical procedures without introducing any adjustable parameter. Implications of this fact, and the KNO scaling/nonscaling problem, are discussed in connection with present and future experiments.
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Production and suppression of charmonium in nuclear collisions
The J/psi production cross section considering the contributions of both color-singlet and color-octet channels is calculated. The result is used to study the suppression of J/psi in nuclear collisions. With absorption cross sections for ( )(8) sigma(abs)(8) similar or equal to 11.5+/-1.5 mb and ( )(1) sigma(abs)(1) similar or equal to 0 mb the p-A and A-B data except for Pb-Pb can be explained. Possible explanations of additional suppression in Pb-Pb are discussed. [S0556-2813(98)00605-0].