Implications for New Physics from Fine-Tuning Arguments: I. Application to SUSY and Seesaw Cases

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2004-10-21

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0410298v1

JHEP0411:057,2004

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

24 pages, LaTeX, 5 ps figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/1126-6708/2004/11/057

We revisit the standard argument to estimate the scale of new physics (NP) beyond the SM, based on the sensitivity of the Higgs mass to quadratic divergences. Although this argument is arguably naive, the corresponding estimate, Lambda_SM < 2-3 TeV, works reasonably well in most cases and should be considered a conservative bound, as it ignores other contributions to the Higgs mass which are potentially large. Besides, the possibility of an accidental Veltman-like cancellation does not raise significantly Lambda_SM. One can obtain more precise implications from fine-tuning arguments in specific examples of NP. Here we consider SUSY and right-handed (seesaw) neutrinos. SUSY is a typical example for which the previous general estimate is indeed conservative: the MSSM is fine-tuned a few %, even for soft masses of a few hundred GeV. In contrast, other SUSY scenarios, in particular those with low-scale SUSY breaking, can easily saturate the general bound on Lambda_SM. The seesaw mechanism requires large fine-tuning if M_R > 10^7 GeV, unless there is additional NP (SUSY being a favourite option).

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