research article
Electroweak vacuum stability in the Higgs-Dilaton theory
We study the stability of the Electroweak (EW) vacuum in a scale-invariant extension of the Standard Model and General Relativity, known as a Higgs-Dilaton theory. The safety of the EW vacuum against possible transition towards another vacuum is a necessary condition for the model to be phenomenologically acceptable. We find that, within a wide range of parameters of the theory, the decay rate is significantly suppressed compared to that of the Standard Model. We also discuss properties of a tunneling solution that are specific to the Higgs-Dilaton theory.
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research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000402739100005
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Date Issued
2017
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Published in
Volume
2017
Issue
5
Start page
155
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EPFL
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July 10, 2017
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