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Massive Vector Scattering in Lee-Wick Gauge Theory

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2008-11-26 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We demonstrate that amplitudes describing scattering of longitudinally polarized massive vector bosons present in non-Abelian Lee-Wick gauge theory do not grow with energy and, hence, satisfy the constraints imposed by perturbative unitarity. This result contrasts with the widely-known violation of perturbative unitarity in the standard model with a very heavy Higgs. Our conclusions are valid to all orders of perturbation theory and depend on the existence of a formulation of the theory in which all operators are of dimension four or less. This can be thought of as a restriction on the kinds of higher dimension operator which can be included in the higher derivative formulation of the theory.

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@article{arxiv.0710.5528,
  title  = {Massive Vector Scattering in Lee-Wick Gauge Theory},
  author = {Benjamin Grinstein and Donal O'Connell and Mark B. Wise},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.5528},
  year   = {2008}
}

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11 pages, no figures

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