English

Gauge invariance and the physical spectrum in the two-Higgs-doublet model

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2016-03-17 v2

Abstract

Observable states are gauge-invariant. In a non-Abelian gauge theory, these are necessarily composite operators. We investigate the spectrum of these operators in the two-Higgs-doublet model. For this purpose, we are working along the lines of the Fr\"ohlich-Morchio-Strocchi mechanism to relate the physical spectrum to the spectrum of the elementary particles. We also investigate the consequences of spontaneous breaking of the global (custodial) symmetry group. Finally, we briefly comment on how to test the results using lattice methods.

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@article{arxiv.1601.02006,
  title  = {Gauge invariance and the physical spectrum in the two-Higgs-doublet model},
  author = {Axel Maas and Leonardo Pedro},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.02006},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

21 pages, v2:minor changes, version to appear in PRD