The High-Temperature Limit of the SM(EFT)

Abstract

We derive the one-loop effective 3-dimensional Lagrangian that describes the high-temperature limit of the electroweak theory, to order $\mathcal{O}(g^6)$ in coupling constants $g$, including corrections due to Matsubara modes of both fermionic and bosonic degrees of freedom. We clarify certain aspects of the gauge-independence of physical parameters. We also extend the calculation to the Standard Model effective field theory, paving the way, in particular, for a precise study of the electroweak phase transition within this framework.

14 pages + refs, 2 figures, results in ancillary files. V2: typos fixed, corrected ancillary files