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Renormalization group equations of Higgs-R2 inflation

Yohei Ema, Kyohei Mukaida, Jorinde van de Vis

2021Journal of High Energy Physics27 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

A bstract We derive one- and two-loop renormalization group equations (RGEs) of Higgs- R 2 inflation. This model has a non-minimal coupling between the Higgs and the Ricci scalar and a Ricci scalar squared term on top of the standard model. The RGEs derived in this paper are valid as long as the energy scale of interest (in the Einstein frame) is below the Planck scale. We also discuss implications to the inflationary predictions and the electroweak vacuum metastability.

Topics & Concepts

PhysicsRenormalization groupInflation (cosmology)Higgs bosonScalar (mathematics)Electroweak interactionMathematical physicsScalar curvaturePlanckFunctional renormalization groupEinsteinRenormalizationParticle physicsElectroweak scaleCoupling (piping)Standard Model (mathematical formulation)Theoretical physicsTerm (time)Vacuum stateRicci curvatureCritical phenomenaInflationary epochHierarchy problemScalar fieldHiggs sectorQuantum electrodynamicsVacuum energyScale (ratio)Coupling constantAsymptotic safety in quantum gravityGeneral relativityGroup (periodic table)Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies