Dark Matter-Induced Multi-Phase Dynamical Symmetry Breaking
Abstract
We consider the classically scale invariant Higgs-dilaton model of dynamical symmetry breaking extended with an extra scalar field that plays the role of dark matter. The Higgs boson is light near a critical boundary between different symmetry breaking phases, where quantum corrections beyond the usual Gildener-Weinberg approximation become relevant. This implies a tighter connection between dark matter and Higgs phenomenology. The model has only three free parameters, yet it allows for the observed relic abundance of dark matter while respecting all constraints. The direct detection cross section mediated by the Higgs boson is determined by the dark matter mass alone and is testable at future experiments.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2204.01744,
title = {Dark Matter-Induced Multi-Phase Dynamical Symmetry Breaking},
author = {Kristjan Kannike and Niko Koivunen and Aleksei Kubarski and Luca Marzola and Martti Raidal and Alessandro Strumia and Venno Vipp},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.01744},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
9 pages, 4 figures; for a webinar presentation of the paper see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTIdhPiI7hk