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Complete Operator Basis for the modular invariant SMEFT

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-02-02 v1

Abstract

We implement modular flavor symmetries within the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT) framework, using the flavor group A4(q)×A4(e)A_4^{(q)} \times A_4^{(e)} with distinct moduli τq\tau_q and τe\tau_e, and assigning different modular weights to right-handed quarks using simplest weight assignment. By treating the moduli as non-dynamical spurions, adopting the MFV-like assumption, and neglecting effects associated with Imτ\mathrm{Im}\,\tau, we systematically construct a finite set of independent modular-invariant higher-dimensional operators via the Hilbert-series techniques. In the holomorphic A4A_4 scenario, where all modular forms derive from the weight-2 triplet Y3(2)Y^{(2)}_{\mathbf{3}}, we present two equivalent Hilbert-series bases. This establishes that higher-dimensional operators can be formally organized as [Yr(kY),Yr(kY),O]1[Y_{\mathbf{r}}^{(k_Y)},{Y_{\mathbf{r}'}^{(k_Y')}}^{*},\mathcal{O}]_{\mathbf{1}} singlets. We subsequently enumerate all independent operators up to dimension 7 under this assumption and provide explicit constructions for all dimension-5 operators as well as baryon- and lepton-number conserving dimension-6 operators. Relaxing holomorphicity to the non-holomorphic case of polyharmonic Maas forms, considering that non-holomorphic modular forms are not closed under multiplication, adopting the holomorphic organizing idea would generically lead to an infinite proliferation of modular-invariant structures. To retain a finite and complete operator basis, we therefore impose the same minimal formal organizing principle, which reproduces the benchmark Weinberg operator and the corresponding dimension-66 operators.

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@article{arxiv.2601.23060,
  title  = {Complete Operator Basis for the modular invariant SMEFT},
  author = {Luo-Jia Kang and Hao Sun and Jiang-Hao Yu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.23060},
  year   = {2026}
}

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82 pages, 10 tables

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