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Preserving the validity of the Two-Higgs Doublet Model up to the Planck scale
We examine the constraints on the two Higgs doublet model (2HDM) due to the
stability of the scalar potential and absence of Landau poles at energy scales
below the Planck scale. We employ the most general 2HDM that incorporates an
approximately Standard Model (SM) Higgs boson with a flavor aligned Yukawa
sector to eliminate potential tree-level Higgs-mediated flavor changing neutral
currents. Using basis independent techniques, we exhibit robust regimes of the
2HDM parameter space with a 125 GeV SM-like Higgs boson that is stable and
perturbative up to the Planck scale. Implications for the heavy scalar spectrum
are exhibited.Comment: 36 pages, 4 figures, 4 tables (Version 3: typographical error in eq.
(A.28) corrected
Mass-degenerate Higgs bosons at 125 GeV in the Two-Higgs-Doublet Model
The analysis of the Higgs boson data by the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations
appears to exhibit an excess of h --> gamma\gamma events above the Standard
Model (SM) expectations; whereas no significant excess is observed in h --> ZZ*
--> {four lepton} events, albeit with large statistical uncertainty due to the
small data sample. These results (assuming they persist with further data)
could be explained by a pair of nearly mass-degenerate scalars, one of which is
a SM-like Higgs boson and the other is a scalar with suppressed couplings to
W+W- and ZZ. In the two Higgs doublet model, the observed \gamma\gamma and ZZ*
--> {four lepton} data can be reproduced by an approximately degenerate CP-even
(h) and CP-odd (A) Higgs boson for values of \sin(\beta-\alpha) near unity and
0.7 < \tan\beta < 1. An enhanced \gamma\gamma signal can also arise in cases
where m_h ~ m_H, m_H ~ m_A, or m_h ~ m_H ~ m_A. Since the ZZ* --> {four lepton}
signal derives primarily from a SM-like Higgs boson whereas the \gamma\gamma
signal receives contributions from two (or more) nearly mass-degenerate states,
one would expect a slightly different invariant mass peak in the ZZ* --> {four
lepton} and \gamma\gamma channels. The phenomenological consequences of such
models can be tested with additional Higgs data that will be collected at the
LHC in the near future.Comment: 18 pages, 19 pdf figures, v2: references added, v3&v4: added refs and
explanation
Electrolytes between dielectric charged surfaces: Simulations and theory
We present a simulation method to study electrolyte solutions in a dielectric
slab geometry using a modified 3D Ewald summation. The method is fast and easy
to implement, allowing us to rapidly resum an infinite series of image charges.
In the weak coupling limit, we also develop a mean-field theory which allows us
to predict the ionic distribution between the dielectric charged plates. The
agreement between both approaches, theoretical and simulational, is very good,
validating both methods. Examples of ionic density profiles in the strong
electrostatic coupling limit are also presented. Finally, we explore the
confinement of charge asymmetric electrolytes between neutral surfaces
The XMM-Newton view of PG quasars: II. Properties of the Fe K-alpha line
The properties of the fluorescence Fe K-alpha emission lines of a sample of
38 quasars (QSOs) observed with XMM-Newton are studied. These objects are
included in the optically selected sample from the Palomar-Green (PG) Bright
Quasar Survey with an X-ray luminosity 1.3E43<L(2-10 keV)<5.1E45 ergs/s and
z<1.72. For each object in the sample, we investigated the presence of both
narrow and broad iron lines in detail. A total of 20 out of the 38 QSOs show
evidence of an Fe K-alpha emission line with a narrow profile. The majority of
the lines are consistent with an origin in low ionization material, which is
likely to be located in the outer parts of the accretion disk, the molecular
torus, and/or the Broad Line Region. The average properties of the narrow Fe
K-alpha emission line observed in the sample are similar to those of Seyfert
type galaxies as inferred from recent XMM-Newton and Chandra studies. A broad
line has been significantly detected in only three objects. Furthermore, we
studied the relationship between the equivalent width (EW) of the iron line and
the hard band X-ray luminosity for radio quiet quasars. The analysis indicates
that no clear correlation between the strength of the line and the hard X-ray
luminosity is present, and our results do not show compelling evidence for an
anticorrelation between these two quantities, i.e. the so-called X-ray Baldwin
effect.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figures, accepted by A&
XMM-Newton view of the double-peaked Fe K-alpha complex in E1821+643
We present the results of the analysis of the hard band XMM-Newton spectra of
the luminous, L(2-10keV)~3.4E+45 erg/s, radio-quiet quasar, E1821+643. Two
emission features were observed in the 6-7 keV rest frame band, confirming
previous Chandra detection of these structures. We interpret these features as
two single emission lines, one consistent with the neutral Fe K-alpha line at
6.4 keV and the other most likely due to FeXXVI. If related to the quasar, the
high-energy emission line should originate in highly ionised matter, i.e. the
accretion disc or the clouds of the emission line regions. Alternatively, it
may be related to the intergalactic medium of the rich galaxy cluster in which
E1821+643 is embedded. A composite broad emission line in combination with an
absorption line model, however, also fits the data well. We discuss the
possible physical interpretations of the origin of these features.Comment: Accepted for publication in A&A, 7 pages and 7 figure
Three-dimensional quasi-Tonks gas in a harmonic trap
We analyze the macroscopic dynamics of a Bose gas in a harmonic trap with a
superimposed two-dimensional optical lattice, assuming a weak coupling between
different lattice sites. We consider the situation in which the local chemical
potential at each lattice site can be considered as that provided by the
Lieb-Liniger solution. Due to the weak coupling between sites and the form of
the chemical potential, the three-dimensional ground-state density profile and
the excitation spectrum acquire remarkable properties different from both 1D
and 3D gases. We call this system a quasi-Tonks gas. We discuss the range of
applicability of this regime, as well as realistic experimental situations
where it can be observed.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, misprints correcte
The entropy of the noncommutative acoustic black hole based on generalized uncertainty principle
In this paper we investigate statistical entropy of a 3-dimensional rotating
acoustic black hole based on generalized uncertainty principle. In our results
we obtain an area entropy and a correction term associated with the
noncommutative acoustic black hole when introduced in the generalized
uncertainty principle takes a specific value. However, in this method, it is
not needed to introduce the ultraviolet cut-off and divergences are eliminated.
Moreover, the small mass approximation is not necessary in the original
brick-wall model.Comment: 9 pages, no figures; version to appear in PLB. arXiv admin note:
substantial text overlap with arXiv:1210.773
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