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    Topological invariants for phase transition points of one-dimensional Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 topological systems

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    We study topological properties of phase transition points of two topologically non-trivial Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 classes (D and DIII) in one dimension by assigning a Berry phase defined on closed circles around the gap closing points in the parameter space of momentum and a transition driving parameter. While the topological property of the Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 system is generally characterized by a Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 topological invariant, we identify that it has a correspondence to the quantized Berry phase protected by the particle-hole symmetry, and then give a proper definition of Berry phase to the phase transition point. By applying our scheme to some specific models of class D and DIII, we demonstrate that the topological phase transition can be well characterized by the Berry phase of the transition point, which reflects the change of Berry phases of topologically different phases across the phase transition point.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figure

    Winding numbers of phase transition points for one-dimensional topological systems

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    We study topological properties of phase transition points of one-dimensional topological quantum phase transitions by assigning winding numbers defined on closed circles around the gap closing points in the parameter space of momentum and a transition driving parameter, which overcomes the problem of ill definition of winding numbers on the transition points. By applying our scheme to the extended Kitaev model and extended Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model, we demonstrate that the topological phase transition can be well characterized by winding numbers of transition points, which reflect the change of the winding number of topologically different phases across the phase transition points.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure

    CP Violation and Extra Dimensions

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    It is shown that the new sources of CP violation can be generated in the models with more than one extra dimensions. In the supersymmetric models on the space-time M4×T2/Z2M^4\times T^2/Z_2, where the radius moduli have auxiliary vacuum expectation values and the supersymmetry breaking is mediated by the Kaluza-Klein states of gauge supermultiplets, we analyze the gaugino masses and trilinear couplings for two scenarios and obtain that there exist relative CP violating phases among the gaugino masses and trilinear couplings.Comment: Latex, 7 page

    Electron Flavored Dark Matter

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    In this paper we investigate the phenomenology of the electron flavored Dirac dark matter with two types of portal interactions. We analyze constraints from the electron magnetic moment anomaly, LHC searches of singly charged scalar, dark matter relic abundance as well as direct and indirect detections. Our study shows that the available parameter space is quite constrained, but there are parameter space that is compatible with the current data. We further show that the DAMPE cosmic ray electron excess, which indicates cosmic ray excess at around 1.5 TeV, can be interpreted as the annihilation of dark matter into electron positron pairs in this model.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figure

    Hunting for Heavy Majorana Neutrinos with Lepton Number Violating Signatures at LHC

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    The neutrinophilic two-Higgs-doublet model (ν\nu2HDM) provides a natural way to generate tiny neutrino mass from interactions with the new doublet scalar Φν\Phi_\nu (H±, H, AH^\pm,~H,~A) and singlet neutrinos NRN_R of TeV scale. In this paper, we perform detailed simulations for the lepton number violating (LNV) signatures at LHC arising from cascade decays of the new scalars and neutrinos with the mass order mNR<mΦνm_{N_R}<m_{\Phi_\nu}. Under constraints from lepton flavor violating processes and direct collider searches, their decay properties are explored and lead to three types of LNV signatures: 2±4j+ET2\ell^\pm 4j+\cancel{E}_T, 3±4j+ET3\ell^\pm 4j+\cancel{E}_T, and 3±4j3\ell^\pm\ell^\mp 4j. We find that the same-sign trilepton signature 3±4j+ET3\ell^\pm4j+\cancel{E}_T is quite unique and is the most promising discovery channel at the high-luminosity LHC. Our analysis also yields the 95%95\% C.L. exclusion limits in the plane of the Φν\Phi_\nu and NRN_R masses at 13 (14) TeV LHC with an integrated luminosity of 100~(3000)/fb.Comment: 31 pages, 17 figures, 6 tables; v2: added a few refs and updated one ref, without other change

    Scales, Couplings Revisited and Low Energy Phenomenology in M-theory on S1/Z2S^1/Z_2

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    We revisit the eleven dimension Planck scale, the physical scale of the eleventh dimension, the physical scale of Calabi-Yau manifold and coupling in hidden sector in M-theory on S1/Z2S^1/Z_2. And we discuss the reasonable bound on them. Considering F-term of dilaton and moduli SUSY breaking and choosing two repersentative points which correspond to scalar quasi-massless scenario and dilaton dominant SUSY breaking scenario respectively, we analyze experimental constraints to the parameter space. The sparticle spectrum and some phenomenological predictions are also given.Comment: 35 pages and 8 eps files. One error on fig1b is correcte
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