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When Two Loops Matter: Electroweak Precision in the SMEFT

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-05-01 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

We identify a novel next-to-leading order renormalization effect in the dimension-six SMEFT with direct phenomenological impact. The Higgs-Yukawa operator that modifies the top-Higgs coupling κt\kappa_t induces a shift in the W W mass at two-loop order through a large anomalous dimension, rendering electroweak precision observables a powerful indirect probe of κt\kappa_t. We show that this effect is essential for the consistent interpretation of data from future Tera-ZZ and Giga-WW factories such as FCC-ee. The effect is realized in a simple renormalizable two-Higgs doublet model.

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@article{arxiv.2604.26817,
  title  = {When Two Loops Matter: Electroweak Precision in the SMEFT},
  author = {Lukas Born and Admir Greljo and Anders Eller Thomsen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.26817},
  year   = {2026}
}

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12 pages, 4 figures, 1 table

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