The 750 GeV resonance as non-minimally coupled inflaton: Unitarity violation and why the resonance is a real singlet scalar

The 750 GeV resonance observed by ATLAS and CMS may be explained by a gauge singlet scalar. This would provide an ideal candidate for a gauge singlet scalar alternative to Higgs Inflation, known as S-inflation. Here we discuss the relevant results of S-inflation in the context of the 750 GeV resonan...

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Main Author: John McDonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269316304841