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A Busy Higgs Signal

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Higgs final states are prime targets in the search for physics beyond the Standard Model. In the conventional picture, $SU(2)$ symmetry together with the Goldstone Equivalence Theorem correlates Higgs and gauge-boson final states, implying comparable sensitivity in channels such as $hh$, $ZZ$, and $WW$ in searches for heavy resonances. In this work, we identify a mechanism to parametrically violate this expectation. We show that higher-order Higgs couplings can induce an electroweak-symmetry-breaking enhancement that selectively amplifies Higgs-rich final states, allowing them to become the leading discovery channels of new resonances. For scalar resonances, this can make di-Higgs the dominant bosonic signal. For resonance masses higher than a couple of TeV, it also opens resonant tri-Higgs and four-Higgs channels as well-motivated search targets. The same underlying mechanism extends to heavy fermionic and vector resonances, where it can similarly enhance channels such as $ht$, $Zh$, and $\gamma h$. We present this framework in effective field theory, demonstrate possible UV completions, and discuss its implications for collider searches.

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2026 1

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Alignment and Enhanced Multi-Higgs Production

hep-ph · 2026-05-28 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

In extended scalar sectors near the alignment limit, higher-dimensional interactions can make two-, three-, or four-Higgs final states the dominant discovery mode at the LHC via gluon fusion.

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  • Alignment and Enhanced Multi-Higgs Production hep-ph · 2026-05-28 · unverdicted · none · ref 51 · internal anchor

    In extended scalar sectors near the alignment limit, higher-dimensional interactions can make two-, three-, or four-Higgs final states the dominant discovery mode at the LHC via gluon fusion.