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Large and small hierarchies from finite modular symmetries

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Pith's one-line read Radiative corrections from moduli-dependent vector-like masses can stabilize two moduli of a direct-product finite modular symmetry at different large values, Im τ ≈ 3 and 15, so one modulus generates fermion mass hierarchies and the…

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arxiv 2412.18435 v1 pith:AWOAR6ME submitted 2024-12-24 hep-ph hep-th

Tetsutaro Higaki , Junichiro Kawamura , Tatsuo Kobayashi , Kaito Nasu , Riku Sakuma This is my paper · ORCID
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keywords finitemodularsymmetrymodulistabilizationColeman-Weinbergpotentialvector-likemassesFroggatt-NielsenmechanismQCDaxionΓ6formsflavorhierarchies
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The reading

This paper asks whether one radiative mechanism can stabilize several moduli at once, and answers yes. Building on the single-modulus Coleman-Weinberg stabilization, the authors consider vector-like matter invariant under a direct product Γ_N1 × Γ_N2, with each sector having its own modulus. They show that n moduli need at least n independent vector-like mass terms, and that the stabilized value of each Im τ is set by the charge and weight of the modular form, with the ratio fixed by Eq. (3.30). An explicit Γ6 × Γ6 example gives (Im τ1, Im τ2) ≈ (2.96, 14.8), so one modulus sits in the range preferred for quark and lepton hierarchies while the other sits in the range where the Re τ direction is flat enough to be the QCD axion. If correct, this makes it possible to address flavor structure and the strong CP problem with one stabilization sector rather than two unrelated mechanisms.

What carries the argument

The engine is the Coleman-Weinberg potential for a set of vector-like pairs, written as $V_{\mathrm{CW}}=\Lambda_Q^4/(16\pi^2)\sum_a U_a(X_a)$, where $X_a(\tau)=\prod_i (2\,\mathrm{Im}\,\tau_i)^{k_i^a}|Y^{(k_i^a)}_{1_{t_i^a}}(\tau_i)|^2$ is the normalized, field-dependent mass squared. The first-derivative condition $\partial_{\tau_i} U = \sum_a C_{ia}(\tau) U'_a(X_a)=0$ introduces the matrix $C_{ia}\simeq 2\pi i t_i^a/N_i\left(1 - k_i^a N_i/(4\pi t_i^a \mathrm{Im}\,\tau_i)\right) + O(q_i)$; for the trivial solution $U'_a=0$ to fix all $n$ moduli, the number of vector-like pairs must equal the number of moduli and the charge combinations must make each $\mathrm{Im}\,\tau_i$ positive (Eqs. (3.27)–(3.28)). The final values come from inverting this system: each $\mathrm{Im}\,\tau_i$ is expressed through the Lambert W function (Eq. (3.29)), and the ratio of the two stabilized values is exactly the ratio of charge differences in Eq. (3.30), independent of the scale parameters.

What would settle it

Minimize the full Coleman-Weinberg potential for the Γ6 × Γ6 example with charges (0,3,5,2) after replacing the constant soft mass by a modular-covariant ansatz, for instance m_a²(τ) = m_0² (2 Im τ)^{-k'} |Y(τ)|² with the modular transformation law of Ref. [65]; if the minimum no longer sits near (Im τ1, Im τ2) ≈ (2.96, 14.8), or the Hessian loses positivity there, the τ-independence assumption is doing the work.

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Core claim

The central claim is that radiative corrections from moduli-dependent vector-like masses — masses of the form $m^2_{Q_a}(\tau) = \Lambda_{Q_a}^2 \prod_i (2\,\mathrm{Im}\,\tau_i)^{k_i^a} |Y^{(k_i^a)}_{1_{t_i^a}}(\tau_i)|^2$ — stabilize the moduli of a direct product $\Gamma_{N_1}\times\Gamma_{N_2}$ at large $\mathrm{Im}\,\tau_i$, where the shift symmetry $\tau\to\tau+1$ is approximately preserved. The paper proves a counting criterion: with $n$ moduli and $A$ vector-like pairs, all moduli can be stabilized only if the mass matrix has enough independent entries, and in the minimal $n=A$ case the minimum satisfies $U'_a(X_a)=0$ for every pair. For $\Gamma_6\times\Gamma_6$ with weights $k=10$ and $\mathbb{Z}_6^T$ charges $(t_1^1,t_1^2,t_2^1,t_2^2)=(0,3,5,2)$, the potential has a minimum at $(\mathrm{Im}\,\tau_1,\mathrm{Im}\,\tau_2)\simeq(2.96,14.8)$, with the hierarchy ratio $\mathrm{Im}\,\tau_2/\mathrm{Im}\,\tau_1=(t_1^1-t_1^2)/(t_2^2-t_2^1)=5$ given by Eq. (3.30). At this minimum the $\mathrm{Re}\,\tau$ directions are very flat: the leading $\mathrm{Re}\,\tau$ potential is suppressed by powers of $|q_i|=e^{-2\pi\,\mathrm{Im}\,\tau_i}$, so the second modulus can host a QCD-axion-like field while the first generates a Froggatt-Nielsen hierarchy with $\epsilon=e^{-2\pi\,\mathrm{Im}\,\tau_1/6}\ll1$.

Load-bearing premise

The load-bearing premise is that the soft scalar mass squared m_a² is independent of the modulus τ; if soft masses transform under the modular symmetry, the radiative potential changes and the minima at large Im τ may shift or disappear.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • With the explicit Γ6 × Γ6 minimum at (2.96, 14.8), one modulus produces a Froggatt-Nielsen hierarchy with ε ≈ e^{-2π·2.96/6} while the other gives a Re τ direction flat enough to be the QCD axion.
  • A model with n moduli requires at least n independent vector-like mass terms; in the minimal case n = A, the flat Re τ directions obtain masses only from subleading |q| corrections or non-perturbative effects such as QCD.
  • The axion-quality bound Δθ < 10^{-10} translates into Im τ ≳ 15–16 for the flat direction, which is exactly the regime the second modulus can occupy.
  • The construction extends naturally to n = 3, where one modulus could handle flavor hierarchies, one the QCD axion, and a third spontaneous CP violation, motivated by a T² × T² × T² compactification.
  • The hierarchy ratio Im τ2/Im τ1 is fixed purely by the Z_T^N charges of the vector-like pairs, so the pattern of hierarchies is determined by discrete charge assignments rather than by continuous parameters.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • A charge-assignment scan could target any desired hierarchy: because Eq. (3.30) fixes Im τ2/Im τ1 purely by the Z_T^N charges, model builders can pre-select the ratio and then tune μ/Λ_Q only to set the overall scale.
  • If the flat Re τ2 is the QCD axion, the radiative mechanism fixes its decay constant from the stabilized Im τ2, making a concrete prediction for axion couplings and mass once Λ_Q and the QCD scale are specified.
  • A direct stress test is to include modular-covariant soft masses of the type discussed in Ref. [65]; depending on the weights, the minima could move toward the fixed points τ = i or e^{2πi/3}, which would change the predicted flavor hierarchies and the axion interpretation.
  • The counting criterion suggests that in the A > n regime the lightest Re τ direction is protected only at O(q), so axion-quality constraints would force Im τ above roughly 16; whether such a regime is generic in UV completions is left open.
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Summary. This paper extends the single-modulus radiative stabilization mechanism of Ref. [51] to a direct product of finite modular symmetries Γ_N1 × ... × Γ_Nn. The authors consider vector-like matter pairs whose moduli-dependent masses generate a Coleman-Weinberg potential, and they show that, for the minimal case n = A (number of moduli equals number of vector-like pairs), the potential can have a minimum at Im τ_i ≫ 1 for each modulus. The central demonstration is for n = 2 under Γ_6 × Γ_6, with explicit charge choices giving (Im τ1, Im τ2) ≃ (2.96, 14.8). The authors argue that one modulus can generate the Standard Model flavor hierarchy while the other provides a very flat Re τ direction identifiable as the QCD axion. The paper derives the analytic stabilization conditions, the hierarchy ratio Im τ2/Im τ1 = (t_1^1 - t_1^2)/(t_2^2 - t_2^1), and a counting criterion claiming that at least n independent mass terms are needed to stabilize n moduli.

Significance. If the mechanism is robust, this is a valuable step toward using finite modular symmetries to address multiple hierarchy problems simultaneously. The paper is clearly written and has genuine strengths: the analytic derivation of the stabilization locus and the hierarchy ratio is self-contained, the formulas in Eqs. (3.29) and (3.30) are explicit and reproducible, and the numerical results in Fig. 3 are consistent with the analytic estimates. The idea of using two stabilized moduli to separate the flavor hierarchy (Im τ ~ 3) from the axion-like flat direction (Im τ ~ 15) is a meaningful phenomenological application. The main weakness is that the entire analysis assumes the soft SUSY-breaking mass squared m_a^2 is independent of τ, an assumption the authors flag in footnote 5 but do not justify or test; since modular symmetry generically forces the soft masses to transform, this assumption is load-bearing for the central claim.

major comments (1)
  1. [Sec. 3.1, footnote 5; Eqs. (3.9), (3.18)] The assumption that the soft SUSY-breaking mass squared m_a^2 is independent of τ (footnote 5) is load-bearing for the central claim. In a modular-invariant theory the soft mass generally transforms under the modular group and carries a Z_N charge (as discussed in the cited Ref. [65]), so α_a(τ) = m_a^2(τ)/Λ_Q^2 should be a function of the moduli. With α_a(τ), the extremum condition (3.18) is missing the terms Σ_a (∂U_a/∂α_a) ∂_{τ_i} α_a, where ∂U_a/∂α_a = (α_a+X_a)[log(α_a+X_a)+L_μ-1]; these terms do not vanish at the would-be solution U'_a=0 and are not suppressed by α_a itself. All of the analytic results (3.13), (3.29), (3.30) and the numerical minima in Fig. 3 are computed with constant α, so the demonstrated minimum (Im τ1, Im τ2) ≃ (2.96, 14.8) is not yet shown to survive in a complete modular-invariant soft sector. The authors should either provide a symmetry argument or an explicit estimate bounding ∂_τ α_a/α_a, or repeat the minimization with a modular-invariant α_a(τ), before the radiative stabilization mechanism can be claimed.
minor comments (4)
  1. [Sec. 3.2, around Eq. (3.21)] The sentence 'Thus n ≥ A is necessary to make Im τ_i's massive at O(|q|^0)' has the inequality reversed: since the 2n×2n mass matrix in Eq. (3.21) has rank A, the condition to make all n imaginary directions massive is A ≥ n. The conclusion n = A then follows by combining this with the n ≥ A condition for the trivial solution U'_a=0, but as written the argument is internally inconsistent and should be corrected.
  2. [Sec. 3.2, rank argument] The counting argument would be clearer if it explicitly stated that, at leading order in |q_i|, the gradients ∂_{Re τ_i} X_a vanish, so the flat directions are approximately the Re τ_i directions; this justifies identifying the n flat directions in the n=A case with the axion-like modes. As written, the assertion that the mass matrix is rank A and the subsequent counting of massless modes is a bit too terse.
  3. [Fig. 3 and Sec. 3.2] The numerical section asserts that there is 'no visible difference for Re τ_i ≠ 0', but the figure only shows the (Im τ1, Im τ2) plane at Re τ_i = 0. A plot of the potential along Re τ1 and Re τ2, or at least a statement of the numerical check performed, would substantiate the flatness claim that underlies the axion interpretation.
  4. [Sec. 4 and throughout] There are several typos, e.g. 'mouduli' and 'spontanesous' in Sec. 4, and the text near Eq. (3.13) should specify that the branch of the Lambert W function used is W_{-1} (the branch with W(z) < -1 for z ∈ (-1/e,0)).

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: multi-moduli minima are solved from the CW potential rather than imposed, and the authors' prior single-modulus results are re-derived in the text.

full rationale

The paper's derivation chain is self-contained. The single-modulus radiative stabilization is not merely cited: Sec. 3.1 re-derives the Coleman-Weinberg potential (Eq. 3.4), the normalized form (3.6)-(3.8), the first-derivative condition U'(X)=0 leading to m_Q^2(tau) approximately mu^2 (Eq. 3.9), and the explicit Lambert-W solution (Eq. 3.13), with Fig. 2 confirming the minimum. The multi-moduli extension solves the coupled extremum conditions (3.18) and (3.26)-(3.29) rather than imposing the minima; the hierarchy ratio (3.30) is a closed-form consequence of the charge assignments, not a fit. The numerical example (2.96, 14.8) in Fig. 3 is generated from the potential and the equations, so the central claim is not equivalent to an input. The citations to the authors' own Refs. [51,52] are motivational and interpretive, e.g. identifying the flat Re-tau direction as the QCD axion, and the relevant flat-direction and QCD-potential estimates are re-derived in Eqs. (3.31)-(3.36). The explicit assumption that the soft mass m_a^2 is independent of tau (footnote 5 in Sec. 3.1) is a limitation on the generality of the demonstration, not a circular step: it narrows the model class but does not insert the conclusion into the premises. No fitted parameter is renamed as a prediction, and no uniqueness theorem is imported from prior work. Overall, the core derivation is independent of the self-citations, so the circularity score is low.

Assumptions & free parameters 5 free parameters · 5 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The central mechanism depends on several chosen inputs (charges, weights, scale ratios) and standard SUSY model assumptions. No new particles or forces are introduced; the axion candidate is the already-existing Re τ flat direction.

free parameters (5)
  • Z_T^N charges t_a^i = (3,3,5,1) and (0,3,5,2) in the examples
    Chosen by hand to satisfy the stabilization conditions (3.28) and to set the hierarchy ratio via Eq. (3.30).
  • μ/Λ_Q = 10^-1 and 10^-9 in the two panels of Fig. 3
    Sets the overall scale of Im τ_i through Eqs. (3.13) and (3.29); an input ratio, not derived.
  • α_a = m_a^2/Λ_Q^2 = 10^-4 × μ^2/Λ_Q^2 in the examples
    Small soft-mass ratio used in the numerical demonstration.
  • Modular weight k = k = 10
    Smallest weight with a non-trivial 1_5 singlet in Γ6; chosen for the examples.
  • Normalization c_t^k = 1
    Normalization of the Γ6 modular forms set to 1 in Eq. (A.7).
assumptions (5)
  • domain assumption Coleman-Weinberg formula for vector-like pairs, Eq. (3.4)
    Standard 1-loop effective potential for SUSY models; taken as the radiative stabilization mechanism.
  • domain assumption Kähler potential and superpotential of Eqs. (3.1)-(3.2)
    Defines the model: simple supergravity with vector-like pairs and singlet modular forms.
  • ad hoc to paper Soft mass m_a^2 independent of τ
    Explicit simplifying assumption in Sec 3.1; load-bearing for the CW minimum structure.
  • ad hoc to paper Universal modular weight k_a^i = k in the non-diagonal example
    Assumed in Sec 3.2 before Eq. (3.25) to simplify the minimization condition.
  • standard math Γ6 singlet modular forms and their q-expansions, Appendix A
    Explicit eta-function constructions from Ref. [10]; used with leading coefficient c_t^k = 1.

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abstract

We study the moduli stabilization by the radiative corrections due to the moduli dependent vector-like masses invariant under the finite modular symmetry. The radiative stabilization mechanism can stabilize the modulus $\tau$ of the finite modular symmetry $\Gamma_N$ ($N \in \mathbb{N}$) at $\mathrm{Im}\,\tau \gg 1$, where the shift symmetry $\tau \to \tau+1$ remains unbroken approximately. The shift symmetry can be considered as the residual $\mathbb{Z}_N$ symmetry which realizes the Froggatt-Nielsen mechanism with the hierarchy parameter $e^{- 2\pi \mathrm{Im}\,\tau/N} \ll 1$. In this work, we study the stabilization of multiple moduli fields, so that various hierarchical values of the modular forms coexist in a model. For example, one modulus stabilized at $\mathrm{Im}\,\tau_1 \sim 3$ is responsible for the hierarchical structure of the quarks and leptons in the Standard Model, and another modulus stabilized at $\mathrm{Im}\,\tau_2 \sim 15$ can account for the flatness of the $\mathrm{Re}\,\tau_2$ direction which may be identified as the QCD axion.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Approximated values of Im τ from Eq. (3.13). Since this matrix is rank one, it has one massless mode and positive mass along the massive direction. In Ref [51], the massless mode is identified as the QCD axion, so that the massless mode gets massive due to the QCD effect and the minuscule contribution from the sub-dominant CW potential. We also note that the extremum with dX/dτ = 0 and U ′ (X) ̸= 0 is the maximum [5… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. The shape of the potential along Im τ direction at Re τ = 0 for t = 5 (left) and t = 1 (right) with k = 10, µ/ΛQ = 10−2 and m2/Λ 2 Q = 10−8 . The minimums are at Im τ0 ≃ 2.4 (left) and Im τ0 ≃ 22.6 (right). than one term as discussed in Ref. [51], Re τ dependence appears at O(|q|) from the second dominant vector-like mass. For illustration, we consider the case of N = 6. The explicit forms of the singlet modular for… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. log10(U − Umin) on (Im τ1,Im τ2) plane for N = 6, k = 10, α = 10−4 × µ 2/Λ 2 Q. The Z T 6 -charges are chosen as (t 1 1 , t2 1 , t1 2 , t2 2 ) = (3, 3, 5, 1) and (0, 3, 5, 2) on the left and right panels, respectively. µ/Λ = 10−1 (10−9 ) in the left (right) panel. The solution is given by Im τ1 = − (k 1 + k 2 )N 4π t 2 1 − t 2 2 t 1 1 t 2 2 − t 1 2 t 2 1 W  − 4π (k 1 + k 2 )N t 1 1 t 2 2 − t 1 2 t 2 1 t 2 1 − t 2 … view at source ↗

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