Renormalization in a Lorentz-violating model and higher-order operators

Abstract The renormalization in a Lorentz-breaking scalar-spinor higher-derivative model involving $$\phi ^4$$ ϕ4 self-interaction and the Yukawa-like coupling is studied. We explicitly de-monstrate that the convergence is improved in comparison with the usual scalar-spinor model, so, the theory is...

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Main Authors: J. R. Nascimento, A. Yu. Petrov, Carlos M. Reyes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-07-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6018-3
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Summary:Abstract The renormalization in a Lorentz-breaking scalar-spinor higher-derivative model involving $$\phi ^4$$ ϕ4 self-interaction and the Yukawa-like coupling is studied. We explicitly de-monstrate that the convergence is improved in comparison with the usual scalar-spinor model, so, the theory is super-renormalizable, with no divergences beyond four loops. We compute the one-loop corrections to the propagators for the scalar and fermionic fields and show that in the presence of higher-order Lorentz invariance violation, the poles that dominate the physical theory, are driven away from the standard on-shell pole mass due to radiatively induced lower dimensional operators. The new operators change the standard gamma-matrix structure of the two-point functions, introduce large Lorentz-breaking corrections and lead to modifications in the renormalization conditions of the theory. We found the physical pole mass in each sector of our model.
ISSN:1434-6044
1434-6052