Seminar
Leptogenesis from Heavy Higgs Relaxation
Dr.
WU Yi-Peng
The University of Tokyo
30 May 2019 (Thursday)
2:00 pm
IAS4042, 4/F, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST
Symmetry breaking
during inflation can lead to heavy lifting of the Higgs scale for
gauge fields. The speaker and his collaborators consider leptogenesis due to the post-inflationary relaxation of the heavy Higgs condensate form the initial scale of symmetry breaking led by the slow-roll dynamics of inflation. They identified a new class of Higgs relaxation triggered by the rapid oscillation of inflation immediately following the phase of slow roll. They realized that inflation can act as external force during the relaxation process and uncover a wide range of parameter space for a successful leptogenesis in the setup up of effective field theory.
The seminar is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study
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