Publications (89)
A test for emergent dynamics
Anson Hook
A generalization of a-maximization is proposed that maximizes a subject to inequalities rather than equalities. The implication of this conjecture is that in the absence of emergen…
Relaxation from particle production
Anson Hook, Gustavo Marques-Tavares
We consider using particle production as a friction force by which to implement a "Relaxion" solution to the electroweak hierarchy problem. Using this approach, we are able to avoi…
Comments on Gaugino Screening
Timothy Cohen, Anson Hook, Brian Wecht
Gauge mediated models of supersymmetry breaking often exhibit "gaugino screening," where to leading order in F, gaugino masses are unaffected by higher dimensional Kahler potential…
Supernova constraints on an axion-photon-dark photon interaction
Anson Hook, Gustavo Marques-Tavares, Clayton Ristow
We present the supernova constraints on an axion-photon-dark photon coupling, which can be the leading coupling to dark sector models and can also lead to dramatic changes to axion…
Scalars Gliding Through an Expanding Universe
Anson Hook, Gustavo Marques-Tavares, Yuhsin Tsai
In this article we investigate the effects of single derivative mixing in massive bosonic fields. In the regime of large mixing, we show that this leads to striking changes of the…
Naturalness without new particles
Anson Hook
We demonstrate that the physics which resolves naturalness problems need not take the form of new particles and can sometimes manifest itself as higher dimensional operators. As a…