Is Radiative Electroweak Symmetry Breaking Consistent with a 125 GeV Higgs Mass?

ORAL

Abstract

The mechanism of radiative electroweak symmetry breaking occurs through loop corrections, and unlike conventional symmetry breaking where the Higgs mass is a parameter, the radiatively-generated Higgs mass is dynamically predicted. Pad\'e approximations and an averaging method are developed to extend the Higgs mass predictions in radiative electroweak symmetry breaking from five- to nine-loop order in the scalar sector of the Standard Model, resulting in an upper bound on the Higgs mass of $141\,{\rm GeV}$. The mass predictions are well-described by a geometric series behaviour, converging to an asymptotic Higgs mass of $125\,{\rm GeV}$ consistent with the recent ATLAS/CMS observations.

Authors

  • Zhi-Wei Wang

    University of Saskatchewan

  • Tom Steele

    University of Saskatchewan