Self-organised localisation
Publication Date
2021-10Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
ISSN
1126-6708
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
2021
Issue
10
Language
en
Type
Article
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Giudice, G., McCullough, M., & You, T. (2021). Self-organised localisation. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021 (10) https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2021)093
Abstract
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</jats:title><jats:p>We 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>
Keywords
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics, Beyond Standard Model, Higgs Physics
Identifiers
jhep10(2021)093, 16887
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2021)093
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/333295
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