| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10721997 | Physics Letters B | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Within multi-Higgs-doublet models, one can impose symmetries on the Higgs potential, either discrete or continuous, that mix several doublets. In two-Higgs-doublet model any such symmetry can be conserved or spontaneously violated after the electroweak symmetry breaking (EWSB), depending on the coefficients of the potential. With more than two doublets, there exist symmetries which are always spontaneously violated after EWSB. We discuss the origin of this phenomenon and show its similarity to frustration in condensed matter physics.
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Authors
Igor P. Ivanov, Venus Keus,