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Botella, F.J.; Branco, G.C.; Rebelo, M.N. |
Title |
Minimal flavour violation and multi-Higgs models |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
Volume |
687 |
Issue |
2-3 |
Pages |
194-200 |
Keywords |
Multi-Higgs models; Minimal Flavour Violation; FCNC; Flavour symmetries |
Abstract |
We propose an extension of the hypothesis of Minimal Flavour Violation (MFV) to general multi-Higgs models without the assumption of Natural Flavour Conservation (NFC) in the Higgs sector. We study in detail under what conditions the neutral Higgs couplings are only functions of V-CKM and propose a MFV expansion for the neutral Higgs couplings to fermions. |
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[Branco, G. C.; Rebelo, M. N.] Inst Super Tecn, Dept Fis, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal, Email: fbotella@uv.es |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0370-2693 |
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ISI:000277070800019 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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457 |
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Botella, F.J.; Branco, G.C.; Nebot, M.; Rebelo, M.N. |
Title |
Two-Higgs leptonic minimal flavour violation |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2011 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
10 |
Issue |
10 |
Pages |
037 - 21pp |
Keywords |
Higgs Physics; Beyond Standard Model; Neutrino Physics |
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We construct extensions of the Standard Model with two Higgs doublets, where there are flavour changing neutral currents both in the quark and leptonic sectors, with their strength fixed by the fermion mixing matrices V(CKM) and V(PMNS). These models are an extension to the leptonic sector of the class of models previously considered by Branco, Grimus and Lavoura, for the quark sector. We consider both the cases of Dirac and Majorana neutrinos and identify the minimal discrete symmetry required in order to implement the models in a natural way. |
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[Botella, F. J.; Nebot, M.] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, CSIC, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: fbotella@uv.es |
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Springer |
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1126-6708 |
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WOS:000296917100037 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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830 |
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Botella, F.J.; Branco, G.C.; Rebelo, M.N. |
Title |
Invariants and flavour in the general Two Higgs Doublet Model |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2013 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
Volume |
722 |
Issue |
1-3 |
Pages |
76-82 |
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The flavour structure of the general Two Higgs Doublet Model (2HDM) is analysed and a detailed study of the parameter space is presented, showing that flavour mixing in the 2HDM can be parametrized by various unitary matrices which arise from the misalignment in flavour space between pairs of various Hermitian flavour matrices which can be constructed within the model. This is entirely analogous to the generation of the CKM matrix in the Standard Model (SM). We construct weak basis invariants which can give insight into the physical implications of any flavour model, written in an arbitrary weak basis (WB) in the context of 2HDM. We apply this technique to two special cases, models with MFV and models with NNI structures. In both cases non-trivial CP-odd WB invariants arise in a mass power order much smaller than what one encounters in the SM, which can have important implications for baryogenesis in the framework of the general 2HDM. |
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Univ Valencia CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: fbotella@uv.es; |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000318745300008 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1451 |
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Botella, F.J.; Branco, G.C.; Carmona, A.; Nebot, M.; Pedro, L.; Rebelo, M.N. |
Title |
Physical constraints on a class of two-Higgs doublet models with FCNC at tree level |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
07 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
078 - 33pp |
Keywords |
Higgs Physics; Beyond Standard Model |
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We analyse the constraints and some of the phenomenological implications of a class of two Higgs doublet models where there are flavour-changing neutral currents (FCNC) at tree level but the potentially dangerous FCNC couplings are suppressed by small entries of the CKM matrix V. This class of models have the remarkable feature that, as a result of a discrete symmetry of the Lagrangian, the FCNC couplings are entirely fixed in the quark sector by V and the ratio v(2)/v(1) of the vevs of the neutral Higgs. The discrete symmetry is extended to the leptonic sector, so that there are FCNC in the leptonic sector with their flavour structure fixed by the leptonic mixing matrix. We analyse a large number of processes, including decays mediated by charged Higgs at tree level, processes involving FCNC at tree level, as well as loop induced processes. We show that in this class of models one has new physical scalars beyond the standard Higgs boson, with masses reachable at the next round of experiments. |
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[Botella, F. J.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: fbotella@uv.es; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000339805600001 |
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no |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1867 |
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Botella, F.J.; Branco, G.C.; Coutinho, A.M.; Rebelo, M.N.; Silva-Marcos, J.I. |
Title |
Natural quasi-alignment with two Higgs doublets and RGE stability |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2015 |
Publication |
European Physical Journal C |
Abbreviated Journal |
Eur. Phys. J. C |
Volume |
75 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
286 - 9pp |
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In the context of two Higgs doublet models, we study the conditions required in order to have stable quasi-alignment in flavour space. We show that stability under the renormalisation group equations imposes strong constraints on the flavour structure of the Yukawa couplings associated to each one of the Higgs doublets. In particular, we find a novel solution, where all Yukawa couplings are proportional to the so-called democratic matrix. This solution is rather unique, since it is the only stable solution which is a good starting point for reproducing the observed pattern of quark masses and mixing. We also showthat this stable solution can be obtained by imposing on the Lagrangian a Z(3)xZ(3)' flavour symmetry. Quark masses of the lighter quark generations are generated through the breaking of this discrete symmetry, and, at this stage, scalar-mediated flavour-changing neutralcurrents arise, but they are naturally suppressed by the smallness of the light quark masses. In this way, we relate Higgs alignment to the hierarchy of the quark masses through a discrete family symmetry. |
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[Botella, F. J.] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, CSIC, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: fbotella@uv.es; |
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Springer |
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1434-6044 |
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WOS:000356888300003 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
2299 |
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