RG-stable parameter relations of a scalar field theory in absence of a symmetry

Abstract

The stability of tree-level relations among the parameters of a quantum field theory with respect to renormalization group (RG) running is typically explained by the existence of a symmetry. We examine a toy model of a quantum field theory of two real scalars in which a tree-level relation among the squared-mass parameters of the scalar potential appears to be RG-stable without the presence of an appropriate underlying symmetry. The stability of this relation with respect to renormalization group running can be explained by complexifying the original scalar field theory. It is then possible to exhibit a symmetry that guarantees the relations of relevant beta functions of squared-mass parameters of the complexified theory. Among these relations, we can identify equations that are algebraically identical to the corresponding equations that guarantee the stability of the relations among the squared-mass parameters of the original real scalar field theory where the symmetry of the complexified theory is no longer present.

31 pages. Version 3 matches the original published version. Version 4 corrects a minor error in eq. (3.13). Version 5 adds an additional acknowledgment that appears in the erratum to the published paper. Version 6 corrects a few additional typographical errors and adds a derivation of the 2-loop beta functions for two parameters of the toy model of one complex scalar field

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