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Emerging Nonlocal K\"{a}ll\`{e}n-Lehmann Higgs Spectra at the LHC

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-05-29 v3 High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Electroweak symmetry breaking may arise from emergent nonlocal K\"{a}ll\`{e}n-Lehmann spectral densities in Hamiltonians with multiscalar interactions. The nonlocality scale ΛNL\Lambda_{NL} emerges naturally from the exponentially increasing degeneracy of mass eigenstates in the Higgs two-point function at scales p2ΛNL2p^2 \geq \Lambda^2_{NL}. Following the renormalization of the nonlocal Higgs propagator, we provide a framework for deriving analytic expressions for non-perturbative scattering amplitudes. We demonstrate that for energies exceeding the nonlocality scale, scattering amplitudes are exponentially suppressed. Furthermore, the real part of the Higgs self-energy is suppressed at deep spacelike momenta (p2ΛNL2p^2 \sim -\Lambda^2_{NL}), offering a solution to the Hierarchy problem. Such nonlocal scalar sectors are accessible to current and future LHC runs. We argue that the nonlocal K\"{a}ll\`{e}n-Lehmann spectral density can be constrained through a simultaneous global fit of LHC measurements in exclusive channels, including di-Higgs, electroweak di-boson, and di-photon production. This approach represents a paradigm shift in the search for new physics at high-energy colliders.

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@article{arxiv.2605.25015,
  title  = {Emerging Nonlocal K\"{a}ll\`{e}n-Lehmann Higgs Spectra at the LHC},
  author = {Stathes Paganis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.25015},
  year   = {2026}
}