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Title: Scalar democracy

Abstract

We conjecture that there exists a scalar bound state for every pair of fundamental fermions at a UV (“composite”) scale, $$Λ$$$\gg$$$$v$weak. This implies a large number of universally coupled, subcritical Higgs doublets. All but the standard model Higgs are “dormant,” with large positive squared masses, and each receives a small vacuum expectation value via mixing with the standard model Higgs. Universal couplings, modulo renormalization group running effects, flip the flavor problem into the masses and mixings of the Higgs system. Doublets associated with heavy fermion masses, $b, c, τ$, likely lie in the multi–tera electron volt range but may be observable at the current LHC, or a high-luminosity and/or an energy-upgraded LHC. In the lepton sector, we are led to a Higgs seesaw for neutrino masses and corollary processes of observable flavor violation. The observation of the first sequential doublet coupled to $$\bar{bb}$$ with mass less than 3.5 TeV would lend credence to the hypothesis.

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Research Org.:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
OSTI Identifier:
1542543
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1529341
Report Number(s):
arXiv:1902.07214; FERMILAB-PUB-19-068-T; CP3-Origins-2019-003 DNRF90
Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010; PRVDAQ; 015015
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11359
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review D
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physical Review D Journal Volume: 100 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

Citation Formats

Hill, Christopher T., Machado, Pedro A. N., Thomsen, Anders E., and Turner, Jessica. Scalar democracy. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.100.015015.
Hill, Christopher T., Machado, Pedro A. N., Thomsen, Anders E., & Turner, Jessica. Scalar democracy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.015015
Hill, Christopher T., Machado, Pedro A. N., Thomsen, Anders E., and Turner, Jessica. Mon . "Scalar democracy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.015015.
@article{osti_1542543,
title = {Scalar democracy},
author = {Hill, Christopher T. and Machado, Pedro A. N. and Thomsen, Anders E. and Turner, Jessica},
abstractNote = {We conjecture that there exists a scalar bound state for every pair of fundamental fermions at a UV (“composite”) scale, $Λ$$\gg$$v$weak. This implies a large number of universally coupled, subcritical Higgs doublets. All but the standard model Higgs are “dormant,” with large positive squared masses, and each receives a small vacuum expectation value via mixing with the standard model Higgs. Universal couplings, modulo renormalization group running effects, flip the flavor problem into the masses and mixings of the Higgs system. Doublets associated with heavy fermion masses, $b, c, τ$, likely lie in the multi–tera electron volt range but may be observable at the current LHC, or a high-luminosity and/or an energy-upgraded LHC. In the lepton sector, we are led to a Higgs seesaw for neutrino masses and corollary processes of observable flavor violation. The observation of the first sequential doublet coupled to $\bar{bb}$ with mass less than 3.5 TeV would lend credence to the hypothesis.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.100.015015},
journal = {Physical Review D},
number = 1,
volume = 100,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Mon Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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TABLE I TABLE I: The nonmixing estimates for heavy dormant Higgs bosons masses assuming (1) the level-repulsion feedback on the Higgs mass term is limited to (100 GeV)2 for each of the quarks and leptons, hence Mq = (100 GeV)(mt/mq) and M = (100 GeV)(gmt/m), and (2) μ = 100 GeV formore » all mixings, hence Mq = μ(mt/mq)1/2 and M = μ(mtg/gmq)1/2. Here, g = 1, g= 0.7, and v = 175 GeV. The scalar spectrum relevant to the neutrino mass generation is discussed in more detail in Sec. VA.« less

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