Bounds from Stability and Symmetry Breaking on Parameters in the Two-Higgs-Doublet Potential

Abstract

The most general $SU(2)\times U(1{)}_Y$-symmetric quartic potential with two Higgs doublets, subject to an only softly broken discrete symmetry $({\varphi }_1,{\varphi }_2)\to (-{\varphi }_1,{\varphi }_2)$, is considered. At tree-level, analytic bounds on the parameters are derived that ensure a stable vacuum, breaking $SU(2)\times U(1{)}_Y$ down to $U(1{)}_{em}$.

arXiv commentfrom last year, but due to recent interest now on the e-print archive, 8 pages, no figures, plain latex

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