Revisiting RGEs for general gauge theories

Abstract

We revisit the renormalisation group equations (RGE) for general renormalisable gauge theories at one- and two-loop accuracy. We identify and correct various mistakes in the literature for the $\beta$-functions of the dimensionful Lagrangian parameters (the fermion mass, the bilinear and trilinear scalar couplings) as well as the dimensionless quartic scalar couplings. There are two sources for these discrepancies. Firstly, the known expressions for the scalar couplings assume a diagonal wave-function renormalisation which is not appropriate for models with mixing in the scalar sector. Secondly, the dimensionful parameters have been derived in the literature using a dummy field method which we critically re-examine, obtaining revised expressions for the $\beta$-function of the fermion mass. We perform an independent cross-check using well-tested supersymmetric RGEs which confirms our results. The numerical impact of the changes in the $\beta$-function for the fermion mass terms is illustrated using a toy model with a heavy vector-like fermion pair coupled to a scalar gauge singlet. Unsurprisingly, the correction to the running of the fermion mass becomes sizeable for large Yukawa couplings of the order of O(1). Furthermore, we demonstrate the importance of the correction to the $\beta$-functions of the scalar quartic couplings using a general type-III Two-Higgs-Doublet-Model. All the corrected expressions have been implemented in updated versions of the Mathematica package SARAH and the Python package PyR@TE.

arXiv commentChanges to Eq.(5.12) due to a literature error which has propagated also to Eqs.(5.45),(7.7),(7.9). Changes to Fig.2 are hardly visible. The diagrams in App.(A.3), (A.5),(A.6) have been corrected. Without affecting the overall conclusion, a few typographical errors as well as the changed Eq.(5.12) lead to a modification of Eqs.(B.6),(B.14),(B.16),(B.18),(B.20),(B.40). Erratum submitted to NPB

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