Relaxation of Higgs mass and cosmological constant with four-form fluxes and reheating
Hyun Min Lee
Abstract
A bstract We consider the most general effective action for the four-form fluxes in the Standard Model coupled to gravity. The Higgs mass parameter can be relaxed to a correct value due to the four-form coupling to the Higgs field and it stops changing due to an extremely suppressed transition probability from the observed cosmological constant to AdS space. We first introduce a non-minimal four-form coupling to gravity and discuss the role of a new scalar field as the inflaton and the conditions for a successful reheating at the end of relaxation.
Topics & Concepts
InflatonHiggs bosonHiggs fieldPhysicsCosmological constantParticle physicsCoupling constantScalar fieldScalar (mathematics)Relaxation (psychology)Parameter spaceInflation (cosmology)Higgs mechanismTheoretical physicsStandard Model (mathematical formulation)Coupling (piping)QuintessenceCosmologyClassical mechanicsQuantum mechanicsDark energyGeometryPsychologyGauge (firearms)HistoryMathematicsEngineeringSocial psychologyArchaeologyMechanical engineeringCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies