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Constructing $SU(N)$ strongly coupled dark sectors by extending the Standard Model: mixed representations, flavor structure, global symmetries and various portals
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Submitted 8 Oct 2026 · 201 references
Pith's verdict: A systematic UV framework for dark QCD with mixed representations and flavored portals, but the scalar sector remains the load-bearing gap that keeps the construction conditional.
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The paper claims
通过扩展标准模型规范群，可以自然构造出具有混合表示和三代味结构的SU(N)强耦合暗区，并系统研究其与可见世界的多种门户。
The reading
What carries the argument
关键机制是将标准模型规范群扩展至SU(N+5)×SU(N+1)×U(1)，使得费米子多重态A[]、F,α'和S'{α'β'}中包含暗夸克候选者。这些暗夸克在SU(N)D下变换为基础、反对称和对称表示。通过引入四个标量多重态（Γ、Δ、Φ、H）实现从最大规范群到SM×SU(N)D×U(1)D的逐级破缺，其中Φ的真空期望值实现对角破缺SU(N)×SU(N)'→SU(N)D并赋予暗费米子质量。该机制同时给出了暗重子数D和奇异暗重子数的守恒起源。
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Core claim
论文的核心发现是，通过将标准模型规范群扩展至SU(N+5)×SU(N+1)×U(1)，费米子内容自动包含暗夸克，它们变换为SU(N)D的三种不同表示（基础、反对称、对称），每表示都有三代。该扩展还自发产生一个守恒的奇异暗重子数，源自(B−L)−对称性。标量扇区虽为手动引入，但足以实现所需的对称性破缺链并赋予所有费米子质量。作者系统识别了由此产生的各种门户（夸克门户、轻子门户、希格斯/Z门户、Z'门户、动力学混合门户、偶极门户、暗π/轴子门户），并基于Yukawa耦合的UV起源给出了耦合强度和味结构的预测。
Load-bearing premise
标量扇区的引入是手动的，其质量和真空期望值的模式没有来自更基本原理的引导，论文自己也承认“这部分相当任意且缺乏清晰指导”。
Editorial extensions
If this is right
- 如果该框架正确，那么暗QCD扇区自然地继承标准模型的手征结构和三代味结构，暗夸克具有混合表示，这意味着暗强子谱会比假设仅有基础表示的模型更丰富。
- 基于Yukawa耦合的UV起源，可以预测夸克门户和轻子门户的耦合矩阵具有层次性和近似对角性，从而对重味物理实验提供具体搜索目标。
- Z'门户的耦合强度遵循由U(1)N电荷决定的特定比率，导致暗π衰变到不同SM费米子的分支比具有唯一模式，可被实验检验。
- 动力学混合门户由带电磁荷的奇异费米子ψ的质量分裂在圈图中产生，其典型大小ε~10^{-4}-10^{-6}，为暗光子搜索提供基准。
Reading between the lines
- 若将本文框架中的对角破缺标度f压低至TeV量级（例如通过动态破缺而非基本标量），则Z'门户和暗π门户可能在LHC或未来对撞机上产生可观测信号，与暗物质直接探测实验互补。
- 本文识别的奇异暗重子数在早期宇宙中可与轻子生成机制耦合，自然地将暗物质丰度与重子不对称性联系起来。若奇异暗重子是稳定的且质量在GeV范围，它可能同时解释暗物质与重子能量密度的巧合。
- 虽然论文采用最小标量扇区，但若引入额外标量，可能产生更多门户组合。然而，这种扩展会牺牲预测性，因此本文的限定标量内容实际上提供了一个更可检验的基准模型。
Original abstract
Motivated by the potential existence of a dark QCD sector, we construct a $SU(N)$ strongly coupled dark sector by extending the Standard Model (SM) gauge group to an enlarged $SU(N+5)\times SU(N+1)\times U(1)$, under which the dark quark candidates naturally arises from the same multiplets as the SM fermions. The dark QCD sector from the extension inherits the rich structure of the SM, featuring three distinct properties: (1) Mixed representations: There are dark quarks of three different representations, including fundamental ($\chi_f$), antisymmetric ($\chi_a$), and symmetric ($\chi_s$), which can be traced back to the chiral structure of the SM. (2) Flavor: Each representation features three generations, with their flavor structures and Yukawa interactions directly related to those of the SM. (3) Global symmetries: Alongside the conventional dark baryon number $D$, we identify an exotic dark baryon number $\widetilde{D}$ from a conserved $(B-L)-\widetilde{D}$ symmetry. These features provide novel perspectives on the structure of dark QCD sectors. Furthermore, the extension of the scalar and gauge sectors introduces various portals between the dark QCD sector and the SM sector. We systematically study these portals, including quark portal, lepton portal, Higgs and $Z$ portal, heavy $Z'$ portal, kinetic mixing portal, dipole portal, and dark pion/axion portals. With a concrete UV model, their origin become robust, providing additional guidance for experimental searches of the dark sector.
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Motivated by the potential existence of a dark QCD sector, we construct a $SU(N)$ strongly coupled dark sector by extending the Standard Model (SM) gauge group to an enlarged $SU(N+5)\times SU(N+1)\times U(1)$, under which the dark quark candidates naturally arises from the same multiplets as the SM fermions. The dark QCD sector from the extension inherits the rich structure of the SM, featuring three distinct properties: (1) Mixed representations: There are dark quarks of three different representations, including fundamental ($\chi_f$), antisymmetric ($\chi_a$), and symmetric ($\chi_s$), which can be traced back to the chiral structure of the SM. (2) Flavor: Each representation features three generations, with their flavor structures and Yukawa interactions directly related to those of the SM. (3) Global symmetries: Alongside the conventional dark baryon number $D$, we identify an exotic dark baryon number $\widetilde{D}$ from a conserved $(B-L)-\widetilde{D}$ symmetry. These features provide novel perspectives on the structure of dark QCD sectors. Furthermore, the extension of the scalar and gauge sectors introduces various portals between the dark QCD sector and the SM sector. We systematically study these portals, including quark portal, lepton portal, Higgs and $Z$ portal, heavy $Z'$ portal, kinetic mixing portal, dipole portal, and dark pion/axion portals. With a concrete UV model, their origin become robust, providing additional guidance for experimental searches of the dark sector.
background contribution method result interpretation main claim
| # | sentence | role | the authors' own work | states the main conclusion | strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s0 | Motivated by the potential existence of a dark QCD sector, we construct a $SU(N)$ strongly coupled dark sector by extending the Standard Model (SM) gauge group to an enlarged $SU(N+5)\times SU(N+1)\times U(1)$, under which the dark quark candidates naturally arises from the same multiplets as the SM fermions. | contribution 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.12 | asserted 0.78 |
| s1 | The dark QCD sector from the extension inherits the rich structure of the SM, featuring three distinct properties: (1) Mixed representations: There are dark quarks of three different representations, including fundamental ($\chi_f$), antisymmetric ($\chi_a$), and symmetric ($\chi_s$), which can be traced back to the chiral structure of the SM. | result 0.59 | 0.83 | 0.10 | asserted 1.00 |
| s2 | (2) Flavor: Each representation features three generations, with their flavor structures and Yukawa interactions directly related to those of the SM. | result 0.51 | 0.71 | 0.05 | asserted 1.00 |
| s3 | (3) Global symmetries: Alongside the conventional dark baryon number $D$, we identify an exotic dark baryon number $\widetilde{D}$ from a conserved $(B-L)-\widetilde{D}$ symmetry. | result 0.66 | 0.90 | 0.08 | asserted 1.00 |
| s4 | These features provide novel perspectives on the structure of dark QCD sectors. | interpretation 0.99 | 0.37 | 0.19 | asserted 0.93 |
| s5 | Furthermore, the extension of the scalar and gauge sectors introduces various portals between the dark QCD sector and the SM sector. | contribution 0.80 | 0.66 | 0.06 | asserted 1.00 |
| s6 | We systematically study these portals, including quark portal, lepton portal, Higgs and $Z$ portal, heavy $Z'$ portal, kinetic mixing portal, dipole portal, and dark pion/axion portals. | contribution 0.98 | 0.88 | 0.06 | asserted 1.00 |
| s7 | With a concrete UV model, their origin become robust, providing additional guidance for experimental searches of the dark sector. | interpretation 0.93 | 0.69 | 0.24 | asserted 0.99 |
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