Is the Standard Model Effective Field Theory Enough for Higgs Pair Production?

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Autori principali: Asiáin, Íñigo, Gröber, Ramona, Tiberi, Lorenzo
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author Asiáin, Íñigo
Gröber, Ramona
Tiberi, Lorenzo
author_facet Asiáin, Íñigo
Gröber, Ramona
Tiberi, Lorenzo
contents We study Higgs-boson pair production in the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT) up to dimension six and in the Higgs Effective Field Theory (HEFT) at leading order in the effective theory expansion, and assess which description is appropriate in concrete UV scenarios. Motivated by "Loryon"-inspired models, we compare the Higgs pair production cross sections predicted by the full models to their SMEFT and HEFT counterparts. We identify regimes in which the two EFTs provide comparable descriptions, and clarify the limits required for their couplings to match. We also find that, for parts of parameter space in some of these models, HEFT can reproduce Higgs pair production more accurately than SMEFT, highlighting di-Higgs measurements as a potential probe of non-linear electroweak dynamics.
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spellingShingle Is the Standard Model Effective Field Theory Enough for Higgs Pair Production?
Asiáin, Íñigo
Gröber, Ramona
Tiberi, Lorenzo
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
We study Higgs-boson pair production in the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT) up to dimension six and in the Higgs Effective Field Theory (HEFT) at leading order in the effective theory expansion, and assess which description is appropriate in concrete UV scenarios. Motivated by "Loryon"-inspired models, we compare the Higgs pair production cross sections predicted by the full models to their SMEFT and HEFT counterparts. We identify regimes in which the two EFTs provide comparable descriptions, and clarify the limits required for their couplings to match. We also find that, for parts of parameter space in some of these models, HEFT can reproduce Higgs pair production more accurately than SMEFT, highlighting di-Higgs measurements as a potential probe of non-linear electroweak dynamics.
title Is the Standard Model Effective Field Theory Enough for Higgs Pair Production?
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.16288