Thanks to 2D and maybe even beyond: 115 GeV and 140 GeV almost Standard Model Higgs without problems

I address: (1) dynamical, likely local Higgs mass generation as resolution to the 4D hierarchy and vacuum energy problems, (2) possibility that top condensation may be explained by an interplay among the gluon and scalar sectors, (3) the Higgs Mass Zero Crossing (HMZC) scale, most likely equal to {\Lambda}_EWSB, in accord with standard cosmology or classic inflation, and (4) two preferred Higgs regions centered at 116.5 GeV and 140.5 GeV with related high energy models. I show that SM in 2D could simultaneously satisfy (a) complete radiative generation of the Higgs mass via top loop and (b) cancelation of the remaining leading order corrections to the scalar propagator. The Higgs mass, m_H, parameterized with k=1 (2), in the leading order is 113.0{\pm}1.0 GeV (143.4{\pm}1.3 GeV). I show that the SM top condensation is consistent with the gluon and Higgs mediated top-anti top interactions at tree level. I predict the QCD fine structure constant with the mean value only 0.25% away from the world average value at {\sqrt}s=M_Z. The SM driven theory at energies larger than the HMZC scale necessary includes effective tachyonic Higgs (Popovic 2001). Here, I map the SM physical Higgs mass to the low energy HMZC scale (0.8-1.8 TeV). I show that the very "long lived" SM necessitates Higgs lighter than 146.5{\pm}2 GeV such that there is a single HMZC scale at energies smaller than the Planck mass. I present candidate m_H=138.1{\pm}1.8 GeV for the SM valid up to an energy scale, nearly equal Planck mass, obtained from a conjecture which minimizes the parameters of the Higgs potential. I introduce a class of models potentially exactly removing tachyons. I analyze Composite Particles Models (CPM) (Popovic 2002) where top quark is composite, composed of 3 fundamental fermions, and Higgs scalar is composite, composed of 2 fundamental fermions, with m_H=2/3 m_t=115.4{\pm}0.9 GeV.Comment: 52 Pages, 11 Figures, 1 Table, 155 References, document created on July 24, 2010, document submitted to the Physical Review D on July 25, 201

Ground Reference Points in Legged Locomotion: Definitions, Biological Trajectories and Control Implications

The Zero Moment Point (ZMP) and Centroidal Moment Pivot (CMP) are important ground reference points used for motion identification and control in biomechanics and legged robotics. Using a consistent mathematical notation, we define and compare the ground reference points. We outline the various methodologies that can be employed in their estimation. Subsequently, we analyze the ZMP and CMP trajectories for level-ground, steady-state human walking. We conclude the chapter with a discussion of the significance of the ground reference points to legged robotic control systems. In the Appendix, we prove the equivalence of the ZMP and the center of pressure for horizontal ground surfaces, and their uniqueness for more complex contact topologies. Since spin angular momentum has been shown to remain small throughout the walking cycle, we hypothesize that the CMP will never leave the ground support base throughout the entire gait cycle, closely tracking the ZMP. We test this hypothesis using a morphologically realistic human model and kinetic and kinematic gait data measured from ten human subjects walking at self-selected speeds. We find that the CMP never leaves the ground support base, and the mean separation distance between the CMP and ZMP is small (14 % of foot length), highlighting how closely the human body regulates spin angular momentum in level ground walking

Weak-Singlet Fermions: Models and Constraints

We employ data from precision electroweak tests and collider searches to derive constraints on the possibility that weak-singlet fermions mix with the ordinary Standard Model fermions. Our findings are presented within the context of a theory with weak-singlet partners for all ordinary fermions and theories in which only third-generation fermions mix with weak singlets. In addition, we indicate how certain results can be applied more widely in theories containing exotic fermions.Comment: 29 pages, 12 figures; added 1 reference, expanded introductio

A Heavy Top Quark From Flavor-Universal Colorons

Ordinary technicolor and extended technicolor cannot produce the heavy top quark unaided. We demonstrate that a flavor-universal extension of the color interactions combined with an extended hypercharge sector that singles out the third generation can provide the necessary assistance. We discuss current experimental constraints and suggest how collider experiments can search for the predicted new heavy gauge bosons.Comment: 14 pages, 3 figures, LaTeX, updated reference, fixed typ

Modelling human choices: MADeM and decision‑making

Research supported by FAPESP 2015/50122-0 and DFG-GRTK 1740/2. RP and AR are also part of the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics FAPESP grant (2013/07699-0). RP is supported by a FAPESP scholarship (2013/25667-8). ACR is partially supported by a CNPq fellowship (grant 306251/2014-0)