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arxiv: 1611.03188 · v2 · pith:RIA3NOHZnew · submitted 2016-11-10 · ✦ hep-ph · hep-th

Emergence of small numbers in complex systems and the origin of the electroweak scale

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keywords modelparameterscomplexelectroweakgivennaturallyoutcomesscale
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In sufficiently complex models with many parameters that are unknown or undetermined from first principles, a small coupling or mass can naturally arise even if it is not protected by a symmetry or a result of some dynamics. For the naturalness criterion, we advocate specifying all the model parameters with one significant figure. This automatically avoids outcomes of a given observable that would require special highly-tuned choices for parameters. The obtained range of outcomes is an attribute of a given model resulting from its specific characteristics and complexity. Using these criteria in the minimal supersymmetric model, we demonstrate that the electroweak scale up to 3 orders of magnitude below superpartner masses naturally occurs.

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