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Ellis, J. R., Mavromatos, N. E., Mitsou, V. A., & Pinfold, J. L. (2026). MoEDAL-MAPP: the first dedicated search experiment at the LHC. Eur. Phys. J.-Spec. Top., , 7pp.
Abstract: This special issue brings together a collection of original research articles and review papers addressing topics directly related to the MoEDAL-MAPP experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The experiment is designed to search for (meta-)stable, anomalously ionising particles predicted by theoretical extensions of the Standard Model. Several contributions explore the theoretical and phenomenological aspects of models of particular relevance to the experiment, including scenarios involving magnetic monopoles, highly electrically charged particles, and millicharged particles. Other contributions focus on experimental developments, highlighting novel detection techniques and technological advances aimed at identifying these unconventional signatures and probing new phenomena beyond the Standard Model.
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Camilletti, G., Lledo, M. A., & del Olmo, M. A. (2026). On the unitary irreducible representations of the D=2 Euclidean and Poincare groups. Int. J. Geom. Methods Mod. Phys., , 2630003–36pp.
Abstract: In this paper, we present an explicit construction of the unitary irreducible representations of the two-dimensional Euclidean and Poincaré groups, together with their Spin double covers, by means of Mackey's theory of induced representations for semidirect products. In dimension D = 2, the simplicity of the corresponding little groups allows a complete explicit treatment of momentum orbits, equivariant wavefunctions, and representation operators. For the Euclidean group, the matrix elements of the infinite-dimensional representations are expressed in terms of Bessel functions. For the Poincaré group, the richer Lorentzian orbit structure leads to matrix elements involving modified Bessel and Hankel functions and, in some cases, tempered distributions, requiring the use of Rigged Hilbert Spaces. This work illustrates the interplay among induced representations, harmonic analysis on Lie groups, spin geometry, and special functions in a fully explicit relativistic setting.
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Camacho, J. M., Miro, C., Nebot, M., & Tobarra, T. (2026). On vacua and bounded masses in the general 2HDM. Phys. Lett. B, 881, 140928–7pp.
Abstract: Two Higgs doublets models with a scalar potential that breaks electroweak symmetry spontaneously can have either one or two local minima. While potentials with one minimum can have a decoupling regime where all the new scalars are heavy, we show that, for potentials with two local minima, the masses of all the scalars are bounded if the dimensionless quartic couplings obey perturbativity constraints.
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Arguelles, C., Barenboim, G., Herrera, G., Krishnan, T., & Sanchis, H. (2026). Scale-invariant open quantum systems. Phys. Rev. D, 114(5), 056008–21pp.
Abstract: We develop the complete theoretical framework for open quantum systems coupled to scale-invariant environments. Such environments, we show, are universally and uniquely described by unparticle baths [1] characterized by a single scaling dimension d(u), which is a property of the bath operator entering the coupling, not of the probe. Different probes coupled to the same bath operator O-E must yield the same d(u), providing a nontrivial cross-probe consistency test for a fixed coupling channel. This companion paper provides the full proof of the uniqueness theorem, the mathematical formalism of the resulting nonMarkovian dynamics, and worked applications to three physical realizations omitted from the shorter letter [2]. Starting from the uniqueness theorem, we derive the complete set of non-Markovian memory kernels, the exact noise kernel, including vacuum and thermal contributions via Matsubara summation, and the fractional generalization of the Caldeira-Leggett master equation for arbitrary d(u). The unparticle dimension acts as a control parameter governing a rich phase structure, including a thermalization transition at d(u) = 3/2, the Ohmic boundary at d(u) = 2, and a decoherence phase transition at d(u) = 5/2 in the thermal regime (d(u) = 2 in the vacuum regime), beyond which quantum coherence is protected at long times. These transitions are universal for free-field, weakly interacting, and engineered power-law baths; for strongly interacting CFT baths they describe intermediate-time scaling in the window 1/omega(UV) << t << 1/T. Three physical realizations are presented. For the quantum Ising model, d(u) is derived from first principles from the known CFT operator dimension. For inflationary cosmology, d(u) = 2 is obtained by matching to established results; for heavy-fermion materials, d(u) = 3/2 is inferred empirically from two-channel transport data. Coupling to the energy operator in (1 + 1) spacetime dimensions yields d(u) = 3/2, providing a field-theoretic derivation of 1/f noise; the (2 + 1)D case yields d(u) approximate to 1.413 from the conformal bootstrap [3]. For high-energy astrophysical neutrinos in the regime E>> T, the energy- and baselinedependent decoherence rate Gamma(decoh) alpha B(E; TU)L-u(5-2d) provides a direct observable imprint of the scaling dimension. A systematic comparison with the Caldeira-Leggett model, phenomenological Lindblad equations, and the non-Markovian literature establishes the precise relationship between these approaches and the unparticle framework. The regime of validity is analyzed for each physical system, including the crossover between vacuum and thermal regimes of the noise kernel. Experimental predictions and consistency tests are detailed for trapped-ion quantum simulators, neutrino telescopes, and superconducting qubits.
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Jia, W. H., Li, H. P., Liang, W. H., Song, J., & Oset, E. (2026). Correlation function and bound state from the K D*s0(2317) interaction. Phys. Rev. D, 114(3), 035042–9pp.
Abstract: In anticipation of the new wave of ALICE experiments on particle-resonance correlation functions, we study the interaction of a kaon with the D*s0(2317) resonance. Assuming the D*s0(2317) to be a DK molecular state in isospin I = 0, we employ the fixed center approximation to describe the kaon scattering off the DK cluster, and implement elastic unitarity in the KD*s0(2317) amplitude via an optical potential and the Lippmann-Schwinger equation. We evaluate the scattering length, effective range, and correlation function, which exhibits a shape characteristic of a strongly attractive interaction. Notably, the amplitude develops a narrow resonant peak about 40 MeV below the KD*s0(2317) threshold, signaling a three-body bound state. We discuss the experimental feasibility of observing this state through the invariant mass distribution of KD & thorn;s pi 0, and argue that such three-body states, predicted by various theoretical approaches, offer promising targets for future experimental searches, providing valuable insights into the nature of exotic hadronic resonances.
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