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Pseudo-Familon Dark Matter
Motivated by a model of pseudo-Majoron dark matter, we show how the breaking
of a global symmetry that acts nontrivially in lepton generation space can lead
to a viable pseudo-familon dark matter candidate. Unlike the pseudo-Majoron,
the pseudo-familon in our model decays primarily to charged leptons and can
account for the excess observed in the cosmic ray electron and positron
spectra.Comment: 12 pages LaTeX, 1 figur
Orbitally Excited Baryons in Large N_c QCD
We present a model-independent analysis of the mass spectrum of nonstrange
l=1 baryons in large N_c QCD. The 1/N_c expansion is used to select and order a
basis of effective operators that spans the nine observables (seven masses and
two mixing angles). Comparison to the data provides support for the validity of
the 1/N_c expansion, but also reveals that only a few nontrivial operators are
strongly preferred. We show that our results have a consistent interpretation
in a constituent quark model with pseudoscalar meson exchange interactions.Comment: 4 pages LaTeX. Invited parallel session talk presented at the XVth
Particles and Nuclei International Conference (PANIC99), June 10, 1999,
Uppsala, Swede
A Peculiar Dynamically Warped Theory Space
We study a supersymmetric deconstructed gauge theory in which a warp factor
emerges dynamically, driven by Fayet-Iliopoulos terms. The model is peculiar in
that it possesses a global supersymmetry that remains unbroken despite
nonvanishing D-term vacuum expectation values. Inclusion of gravity and/or
additional messenger fields leads to the collective breaking of supersymmetry
and to an unusual phenomenology.Comment: 4 pages LaTeX, Presented at SUSY06, the 14th International Conference
on Supersymmetry and the Unification of Fundamental Interactions, Irvine,
California, USA 12-17 June 200
Electroweak Constraints on Extended Models with Extra Dimensions
Electroweak measurements place significant bounds on higher-dimensional
versions of the standard model in which the gauge and Higgs fields have
Kaluza-Klein excitations. These bounds may be altered quantitatively if chiral
matter is also allowed to propagate in the higher-dimensional `bulk'. We
determine the electroweak constraints on a number of models of this type,
including scenarios in which only the leptons or only the first two generations
of matter fields propagate in the bulk. We also consider the possibility that
different factors of the electroweak gauge group may be distinguished by their
bulk/three-brane assignment, and study a minimal extra-dimensional Z' model. We
find typical bounds on the compactification scale between 1.5 and 4 TeV, and
comment on models in which these bounds might be significantly relaxed.Comment: 15 pages Revtex, 1 EPS figur
U(2) Flavor Physics without U(2) Symmetry
We present a model of fermion masses based on a minimal, non-Abelian discrete
symmetry that reproduces the Yukawa matrices usually associated with U(2)
theories of flavor. Mass and mixing angle relations that follow from the simple
form of the quark and charged lepton Yukawa textures are therefore common to
both theories. We show that the differing representation structure of our
horizontal symmetry allows for new solutions to the solar and atmospheric
neutrino problems that do not involve modification of the original charged
fermion Yukawa textures, or the introduction of sterile neutrinos.Comment: 12 pages RevTeX, 1 eps figure. A few typos correcte
Bounds on Bosonic Topcolor
We consider the phenomenology of models in which electroweak symmetry
breaking is triggered by new strong dynamics affecting the third generation and
is transmitted to the light fermions via a fundamental Higgs doublet. While
similar in spirit to the old bosonic technicolor idea, such `bosonic topcolor'
models are allowed by current phenomenological constraints, and may arise
naturally in models with large extra dimensions. We study the parameter space
of a minimal low-energy theory, including bounds from Higgs boson searches,
precision electroweak parameters, and flavor changing neutral current
processes. We show that the model can provide a contribution to D0-D0-bar
mixing as large as the current experimental bound.Comment: 16 pages RevTeX, 3 Figure
TeV Right-handed Neutrinos and the Flavor-symmetry-improved Seesaw Mechanism
Horizontal flavor symmetries can drastically suppress Dirac neutrino masses
well below those of the corresponding charged leptons. We show that models can
be constructed where the light neutrino mass eigenvalues are small enough to
give the MSW solution to the solar neutrino problem, with a right-handed
neutrino scale no larger than a TeV. We present a model of this type where the
right-handed neutrino scale is generated by the spontaneous breakdown of gauged
U(1), in a radiative breaking scenario driven by the right-handed
neutrino Yukawa couplings. The model allows for a solution to the
problem, and predicts the existence of a boson within the reach of the LHC
or the Tevatron.Comment: 16 pp. LaTe
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