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arxiv: 1906.10631 · v1 · pith:FEO6WLQSnew · submitted 2019-06-25 · ✦ hep-ph · hep-ex

Towards global fits in EFT's and New Physics implications

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NLO QCD calculations now enable global SMEFT fits across top, Higgs and electroweak sectors simultaneously.

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The paper reviews recent progress on fits to dimension-six operators in the Standard Model Effective Theory. It centers on advances in next-to-leading-order QCD computations and their incorporation into global fits. Attention is given to the top quark sector along with the Higgs and electroweak sectors. The core point is that these advances make simultaneous fits to multiple sectors feasible. A sympathetic reader would care because such fits can impose more complete constraints on possible new physics beyond the Standard Model.

Core claim

Recent theoretical advances in computing SMEFT effects through next-to-leading order in QCD now support the performance of global fits to dimension-six operators across multiple sectors at once, including the top quark, Higgs, and electroweak sectors.

What carries the argument

Dimension-six SMEFT operators with NLO QCD calculations matched for use in simultaneous global fits to multiple sectors.

If this is right

  • Tighter combined constraints on Wilson coefficients from multiple sectors.
  • Ability to test for correlations or inconsistencies between sectors.
  • More reliable exclusion or preference for specific new physics scenarios.
  • Foundation for extending fits to additional observables within the same framework.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Sector-by-sector analyses may become less central once multi-sector fits are routine.
  • Patterns of deviations across sectors could point toward specific UV completions more directly.
  • The approach could be extended to include flavor or other low-energy data for even broader constraints.

Load-bearing premise

The dimension-six SMEFT truncation remains valid and NLO QCD calculations can be consistently matched across sectors without uncontrolled higher-order effects.

What would settle it

A set of global fits that produce mutually incompatible best-fit values for the same operator coefficients when top, Higgs, and electroweak data are combined versus when sectors are fitted separately.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 1906.10631 by Emma Slade.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: The 95% CL bounds on the degrees of freedom included the TopFitter analysis, both in the marginalised and in the individual fit cases. The definitions of the operators is given in [21]. Figure from [21]. Looking initially at just the top quark sector of the SMEFT, there are a couple of groups who have performed fits to the subset of operators relevant to top physics. TopFitter [20, 21] use parton￾level mea… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: The 95% CL bounds on the 34 degrees of freedom included in SMEFiT, both in the marginalised and in the individual fit cases, with the bounds reported in the LHC Top WG EFT note [25]. The definitions of the operators is given in Ref. [24]. Figure from Ref. [24]. tages in comparison to a new fit to an extended set of data: first, it is essentially instantaneous, and second, it can be carried out without need… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: The 95% CL bounds for the Nop = 34 Wilson coefficients considered in the SMEFiT reweighting analysis of the top quark sector. Figure from [33] [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: The 68% and 95% CL bounds on the degrees of freedom included in Sfitter top analysis, both in the marginalised and in the individual fit cases. The definitions of the operators is given in Ref. [37]. Figure from Ref. [37]. to the operators considered in the Sfitter analysis at the 68% and 95% CL. In Ref. [41], a combined fit of EWPO, Higgs and diboson data was performed, marginalising over 20 operators in … view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: The 68% and 95% CL bounds for individual Wilson coefficients included in the Sfitter electroweak and Higgs analysis. The definitions of the operators given in Ref. [36]. Figure from Ref. [36]. in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_5.png] view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: The 68% and 95% CL bounds for marginalised Wilson coefficients included in Ref. [41]. The definitions of the operators given in Ref. [41]. Figure from Ref. [41]. Summary We are in a position where fits to Wilson coefficients in the SMEFT are able to marginalise over many operators at a time. Furthermore, there has been a huge amount of progress in the SMEFT at NLO – in addition to the top processes discuss… view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: The 95% CL bounds for marginalised Wilson coefficients included in Ref. [42]. The definitions of the operators given in Ref. [42]. Figure from Ref. [42] [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_7.png] view at source ↗
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: 1σ and 2σ likelihood contours for the [Clu]2233 and [Ceu]2233 Wilson coefficients. The definitions of the operators given in Ref. [43]. Figure from Ref. [43]. 46, 47, 48, 49, 50]. There has also been progress on fitting multiple sectors at once and with the full RGE at dimension-6 understood, in principle one should be able to combine measurements at different scales to constrain Wilson coefficients. We ar… view at source ↗
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I discuss recent progress on fits to dimension-six operators in the Standard Model Effective Theory (SMEFT). I focus on the top quark sector of the SMEFT, as well as the theoretical advances made in computing SMEFT effects through to next-to-leading order in QCD and the use of these calculations in global fits. I also discuss fits performed to the Higgs and electroweak sectors of the SMEFT and the possibility for performing global fits to multiple sectors simultaneously.

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Summary. The manuscript discusses recent progress on fits to dimension-six operators in the Standard Model Effective Theory (SMEFT). It focuses on the top quark sector, theoretical advances in computing SMEFT effects to next-to-leading order in QCD and their use in global fits. It also covers fits to the Higgs and electroweak sectors and the possibility for performing global fits to multiple sectors simultaneously.

Significance. If the discussed progress holds, the work is significant for advancing the field towards more comprehensive global SMEFT fits that combine data from top, Higgs, and electroweak sectors. This could lead to tighter constraints on new physics parameters. The inclusion of NLO QCD calculations is a positive aspect as it improves the accuracy of the fits.

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  1. Abstract: the central claim that global fits spanning the top, Higgs and electroweak sectors are feasible rests on the assumptions that the dim-6 truncation remains uniformly valid and that NLO QCD calculations can be matched across sectors without uncontrolled O(1/Λ^4) effects; however, the text supplies no numerical bounds on neglected terms, no cross-validation of the combined renormalization scheme, and no example fit in which truncation error is propagated when sectors are merged.

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We thank the referee for the positive evaluation of the manuscript's significance and for the detailed major comment. We respond point-by-point below.

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  1. Referee: Abstract: the central claim that global fits spanning the top, Higgs and electroweak sectors are feasible rests on the assumptions that the dim-6 truncation remains uniformly valid and that NLO QCD calculations can be matched across sectors without uncontrolled O(1/Λ^4) effects; however, the text supplies no numerical bounds on neglected terms, no cross-validation of the combined renormalization scheme, and no example fit in which truncation error is propagated when sectors are merged.

    Authors: The manuscript is a review of recent progress in SMEFT fits rather than a report of a new combined global fit. The abstract discusses the possibility of multi-sector fits based on advances in the top sector (including NLO QCD) and existing separate fits in the Higgs and electroweak sectors, without asserting that a merged analysis with validated truncation errors has been performed. Consequently, the text does not contain numerical bounds on O(1/Λ^4) terms, cross-sector renormalization validation, or an example merged fit, as these would constitute original research beyond the review's scope. The discussion of feasibility rests on the cited literature for each sector and the general SMEFT framework. We do not believe the abstract overstates the current status, so no revision is required. revision: no

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No circularity: discussion references external results without self-referential derivation

full rationale

The paper is a discussion of progress on SMEFT fits across sectors, with the central claim being the possibility of simultaneous global fits. The abstract and description reference external calculations and fits rather than deriving new results from the paper's own fitted parameters or equations. No load-bearing steps reduce by construction to inputs, no self-definitional relations, and no self-citation chains that justify uniqueness or ansatze are present. The claim of feasibility is presented as an outlook supported by cited advances, remaining self-contained against external benchmarks.

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