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Two-Step Electroweak Baryogenesis

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2016-01-27 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We analyze electroweak baryogenesis during a two-step electroweak symmetry breaking transition, wherein the baryon asymmetry is generated during the first step and preserved during the second. Focusing on the dynamics of CP-violation required for asymmetry generation, we discuss general considerations for successful two-step baryogenesis. Using a concrete model realization, we illustrate in detail the viability of this scenario and the implications for present and future electric dipole moment (EDM) searches. We find that CP-violation associated with a partially excluded sector may yield the observed baryon asymmetry while evading present and future EDM constraints.

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@article{arxiv.1508.05404,
  title  = {Two-Step Electroweak Baryogenesis},
  author = {Satoru Inoue and Grigory Ovanesyan and Michael J. Ramsey-Musolf},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.05404},
  year   = {2016}
}

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20 pages, 11 figures

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