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Oblique corrections when $m_W \neq m_Z \cos{\theta_W}$ at tree level

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2024-07-09 v2

Abstract

The parametrization of the oblique corrections through SS, TT, and UU -- later extended by VV, WW, and XX -- is a convenient way of comparing the predictions for various electroweak observables at the one-loop level between the Standard Model and its extensions. That parametrization assumes that the extensions under consideration have SU(2)×U(1){SU(2)\times U(1)} gauge symmetry \emph{and} the tree-level relation mW=mZcosθWm_W = m_Z \cos{\theta_W} between the Weinberg angle and the gauge-boson masses. In models where that relation does not hold at the Lagrangian level, the parameter TT is not ultraviolet-finite, making the parametrization inadequate. We present expressions that parametrize the difference of the various predictions of two models with mWmZcosθWm_W \neq m_Z \cos{\theta_W} in terms of oblique parameters. The parameter TT does not play a role in those expressions. Conveniently, they may be reached from the ones that were derived for models with tree-level mW=mZcosθWm_W = m_Z \cos{\theta_W}, by performing a simple substitution for TT. We also discuss the difficulties in using oblique parameters when comparing a model with mWmZcosθWm_W \neq m_Z \cos{\theta_W} to the Standard Model. Finally, we compute the relevant five oblique parameters SS, UU, VV, WW, and XX in the SM extended by both, hypercharge Y=0Y=0 and Y=1Y=1, triplet scalars.

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@article{arxiv.2305.14050,
  title  = {Oblique corrections when $m_W \neq m_Z \cos{\theta_W}$ at tree level},
  author = {Simonas Draukšas and Vytautas Dūdėnas and Luís Lavoura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.14050},
  year   = {2024}
}

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