Gauge Fixing the Standard Model Effective Field Theory

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Gauge Fixing the Standard Model Effective Field Theory

Andreas Helset, Michael Paraskevas, and Michael Trott

Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 251801 – Published 22 June 2018

Abstract

We gauge-fix the standard model effective field theory in a manner invariant under background-field gauge transformations using a geometric description of the field connections.

Received 3 April 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.251801

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Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Effective field theory Electroweak radiative corrections Quantum fields in curved spacetime

Particles & Fields

Authors & Affiliations

Andreas Helset^1,*, Michael Paraskevas^2,†, and Michael Trott^1,‡

¹Niels Bohr International Academy and Discovery Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
²Department of Physics, University of Ioannina, GR 45110, Ioannina, Greece