Complete Operator Basis for the modular invariant SMEFT
Abstract
We implement modular flavor symmetries within the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT) framework, using the flavor group with distinct moduli and , 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 , we systematically construct a finite set of independent modular-invariant higher-dimensional operators via the Hilbert-series techniques. In the holomorphic scenario, where all modular forms derive from the weight-2 triplet , we present two equivalent Hilbert-series bases. This establishes that higher-dimensional operators can be formally organized as 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- operators.
Cite
@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