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Self-organised localisation

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Authors

Giudice, GF 
McCullough, M 

Abstract

jats:titleAjats:scbstract</jats:sc> </jats:title>jats:pWe describe a new phenomenon in quantum cosmology: self-organised localisation. When the fundamental parameters of a theory are functions of a scalar field subject to large fluctuations during inflation, quantum phase transitions can act as dynamical attractors. As a result, the theory parameters are probabilistically localised around the critical value and the Universe finds itself at the edge of a phase transition. We illustrate how self-organised localisation could account for the observed near-criticality of the Higgs self-coupling, the naturalness of the Higgs mass, or the smallness of the cosmological constant.</jats:p>

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Regular Article - Theoretical Physics, Beyond Standard Model, Higgs Physics

Journal Title

Journal of High Energy Physics

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Journal ISSN

1126-6708
1029-8479

Volume Title

2021

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC