The fine tuning of the cosmological constant in a conformal model

DOI10.1142/S0217751X15501717zbMATH Open1335.81122arXiv1408.2620MaRDI QIDQ2805126FDOQ2805126

Authors: Pankaj Jain, Gopal Kashyap, Subhadip Mitra 

Publication date: 10 May 2016

Published in: International Journal of Modern Physics A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider a conformal model involving two real scalar fields in which the conformal symmetry is broken by a soft mechanism and is not anomalous. One of these scalar fields is representative of the standard model Higgs. The model predicts exactly zero cosmological constant. In the simplest version of the model, some of the couplings need to be fine tuned to very small values. We formulate the problem of fine tuning of these couplings. We argue that the problem arises since we require a soft mechanism to break conformal symmetry. The symmetry breaking is possible only if the scalar fields do not evolve significantly over the time scale of the Universe. We present two solutions to this fine tuning problem. We argue that the problem is solved if the classical value of one of the scalar fields is super-Planckian, i.e. takes a value much larger than the Planck mass. The second solution involves introduction of a strongly coupled hidden sector that we call hypercolor. In this case the conformal invariance is broken dynamically and triggers the breakdown of the electroweak symmetry. We argue that our analysis applies also to the case of the standard model Higgs multiplet.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1408.2620

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zbMATH Keywords

cosmological constantconformal symmetrydynamical symmetry breakingfine tuning

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Symmetry breaking in quantum theory (81R40) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Gravitational interaction in quantum theory (81V17) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

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