Z_p scalar dark matter from multi-Higgs-doublet models

In many models, stability of dark matter particles is protected by a conserved Z_2 quantum number. However dark matter can be stabilized by other discrete symmetry groups, and examples of such models with custom-tailored field content have been proposed. Here we show that electroweak symmetry breaking models with N Higgs doublets can readily accommodate scalar dark matter candidates stabilized by groups Z_p with any $p \le 2^{N-1}$, leading to a variety of kinds of microscopic dynamics in the dark sector. We give examples in which semi-annihilation or multiple semi-annihilation processes are allowed or forbidden, which can be especially interesting in the case of asymmetric dark matter.Comment: 10 page

Extended Camassa-Holm Hierarchy and Conserved Quantities

An extension of the Camassa-Holm hierarchy is constructed in this letter. The conserved quantities of the hierarchy are studied and a recurrent formula for the integrals of motion is derived.Comment: 13 page

Hamiltonian formulation and integrability of a complex symmetric nonlinear system

The integrability of a complex generalisation of the 'elegant' system, proposed by D. Fairlie and its relation to the Nahm equation and the Manakov top is discussed.Comment: 8 pages, Physics Letters A (accepted