Spontaneous Breaking of Gauge Groups to Discrete Symmetries

Feb 26, 2017
45 pages
Published in:
  • JHEP 08 (2017) 110
  • Published: Aug 24, 2017
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Abstract: (arXiv)
Many models of beyond Standard Model physics connect flavor symmetry with a discrete group. Having this symmetry arise spontaneously from a gauge theory maintains compatibility with quantum gravity and can be used to systematically prevent anomalies. We minimize a number of Higgs potentials that break gauge groups to discrete symmetries of interest, and examine their scalar mass spectra.
Note:
  • 45 pages
  • Beyond Standard Model
  • Discrete Symmetries
  • Gauge Symmetry
  • Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking
  • symmetry: discrete
  • symmetry: flavor
  • group: discrete
  • group: Lie
  • gauge field theory
  • spontaneous symmetry breaking