Origins of inert Higgs doublets

We consider beyond the standard model embedding of inert Higgs doublet fields. We argue that inert Higgs doublets can arise naturally in grand unified theories where the necessary associated Z2 symmetry can occur automatically. Several examples are discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nuclear physics. B 2016-05, Vol.906 (C), p.549-560
Hauptverfasser: Kephart, Thomas W., Yuan, Tzu-Chiang
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We consider beyond the standard model embedding of inert Higgs doublet fields. We argue that inert Higgs doublets can arise naturally in grand unified theories where the necessary associated Z2 symmetry can occur automatically. Several examples are discussed.
ISSN:0550-3213
1873-1562
DOI:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2016.03.023