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Generalized CP Invariance and the Yukawa sector of Two-Higgs Models

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2011-02-09 v2

Abstract

We analyze generalized CP symmetries of two-Higgs doublet models, extending them from the scalar to the fermion sector of the theory. We show that, with a single exception, those symmetries imply massless fermions. The single model which accommodates a fermionic mass spectrum compatible with experimental data possesses a remarkable feature. It displays a new type of spontaneous CP violation, which occurs not in the scalar sector responsible for the symmetry breaking mechanism but, rather, in the fermion sector.

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@article{arxiv.1001.0574,
  title  = {Generalized CP Invariance and the Yukawa sector of Two-Higgs Models},
  author = {P. M. Ferreira and Joao P. Silva},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.0574},
  year   = {2011}
}

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RevTex, 4 pages, no figures Version2: Remarkable additional conclusion => title & text changes; section added