Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / In this dissertation I use lattice gauge theory to study models of electroweak symmetry breaking that involve new strong dynamics. Electroweak symmetry breaking (EWSB) is the process by which elementary particles acquire mass. First proposed in the 1960s, this process has been clearly established by experiments, and can now be considered a law of nature. However, the physics underlying EWSB is still unknown, and understanding it remains a central challenge in particle physics today. A natural possibility is that EWSB is driven by the dynamics of some new, strongly-interacting force. Strong interactions invalidate the standard analytical approach of perturbation theory, making these models difficult to study. Lattice gauge theory is the premier method for obtaining quantitatively-reliable, nonperturbative predictions from strongly-interacting theories. In this approach, we replace spacetime by a regular, finite grid of discrete sites connected by links. The fields and interactions described by the theory are likewise discretized, and defined on the lattice so that we recover the original theory in continuous spacetime on an infinitely large lattice with sites infinitesimally close together. The finite number of degrees of freedom in the discretized system lets us simulate the lattice theory using high-performance computing. Lattice gauge theory has long been applied to quantum chromodynamics, the theory of strong nuclear interactions. Using lattice gauge theory to study dynamical EWSB, as I do in this dissertation, is a new and exciting application of these methods. Of particular interest is non-perturbative lattice calculation of the electroweak S parameter. Experimentally S ~ -0.15(10), which tightly constrains dynamical EWSB. On the lattice, I extract S from the momentum-dependence of vector and axial-vector current correlators. I created and applied computer programs to calculate these correlators and analyze them to determine S. I also calculated the masses and other properties of the new particles predicted by these theories. I find S > 0.1 in the specific theories I study. Although this result still disagrees with experiment, it is much closer to the experimental value than is the conventional wisdom S > 0.3. These results encourage further lattice studies to search for experimentally viable strongly-interacting theories of EWSB.

Title: Dynamical symmetry breaking in models with strong Yukawa in- teractions Author: Petr Beneš Department: Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University Supervisor: Ing. Jiří Hošek, DrSc., Department of Theoretical Physics, Nu- clear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Repub- lic Abstract: The primary aim of the thesis is to explore the possibility of spon- taneous symmetry breaking by strong Yukawa dynamics. Tech- nically, the symmetry is assumed to be broken by formation of symmetry-breaking parts of both the scalar and the fermion prop- agators, rather than by the scalar vacuum expectation values. The idea is first introduced on an example of a toy model with the underlying symmetry being an Abelian one and later applied to a realistic model of electroweak interaction. In addition, the thesis also deals with some more general, model-independent is- sues, applicable not only to the discussed model of strong Yukawa dynamics, but to a wider class of models with dynamical mass generation. First of these issues is the problem of fermion flavor mixing in the presence of fermion self-energies with a general mo- mentum dependence. It is in particular shown how to define the CKM matrix in such models and argued that it can come out in principle...

O Modelo Padrão das partículas elementares descreve com sucesso as interações eletrofracas e fortes da natureza, quando comparado com todos os dados experimentais que temos ate hoje. Porém, ele apresenta problemas relacionados a origem da quebra da simetria eletrofraca assim como da hierarquia das massas dos fermions. A solução de ambos esses problemas requer a geração de grandes hierarquias estáveis. Essas hierarquias podem ser obtidas em uma classe de teorias quadridimensionais chamadas de teorias quiver de hierarquia completa, que são relacionadas a teorias de dimensões extras em AdS no limite de grande número de sítios. Mostramos que, assim como em teorias de dimensões extras curvas, existe um grau de liberdade leve associado com a quebra da invariância de escala, que pode ser identicado com um dílaton. Partindo da teoria extra-dimensional em um fundo, mostramos como esse dílaton leve também pode ser obtido em teorias quiver de hierarquia completa. / The standard model of particle physics successfuly describes the electroweak and strong interactions when compared with all the experimental data we have until now. However, it has problems regarding the origin of electroweak symmetry breaking as well as the hierarchy of fermion masses. The solutions of both these problems require the generation of large stable hierarchies. These can be obtained in a class of four-dimensional quiver theories called full-hierarchy quiver theories, which are related to extra dimensional theories in AdS, in the large-number-ofsites limit. We show that, just as in curved extra dimensional theories, there is a light degree of freedom associated with the breaking of scale invariance, which can be identied with a dilaton. Starting from an extra dimensional theory in an AdS5 background, we show how this light dilaton can be obtained in full-hierarchy quiver theories as well.

O Modelo Padrão das partículas elementares descreve com sucesso as interações eletrofracas e fortes da natureza, quando comparado com todos os dados experimentais que temos ate hoje. Porém, ele apresenta problemas relacionados a origem da quebra da simetria eletrofraca assim como da hierarquia das massas dos fermions. A solução de ambos esses problemas requer a geração de grandes hierarquias estáveis. Essas hierarquias podem ser obtidas em uma classe de teorias quadridimensionais chamadas de teorias quiver de hierarquia completa, que são relacionadas a teorias de dimensões extras em AdS no limite de grande número de sítios. Mostramos que, assim como em teorias de dimensões extras curvas, existe um grau de liberdade leve associado com a quebra da invariância de escala, que pode ser identicado com um dílaton. Partindo da teoria extra-dimensional em um fundo, mostramos como esse dílaton leve também pode ser obtido em teorias quiver de hierarquia completa. / The standard model of particle physics successfuly describes the electroweak and strong interactions when compared with all the experimental data we have until now. However, it has problems regarding the origin of electroweak symmetry breaking as well as the hierarchy of fermion masses. The solutions of both these problems require the generation of large stable hierarchies. These can be obtained in a class of four-dimensional quiver theories called full-hierarchy quiver theories, which are related to extra dimensional theories in AdS, in the large-number-ofsites limit. We show that, just as in curved extra dimensional theories, there is a light degree of freedom associated with the breaking of scale invariance, which can be identied with a dilaton. Starting from an extra dimensional theory in an AdS5 background, we show how this light dilaton can be obtained in full-hierarchy quiver theories as well.

Malgré son impressionnant succès, le modèle standard de la physique des particules ne rend pas compte de toutes les observations expérimentales. De plus, des interrogations théoriques intrinsèques à sa formulation demeurent et requièrent des explications plus fondamentales. Par conséquent, au lieu d'être une théorie ultra-violette, le modèle standard doit plutôt être vue comme une description effective, valide à basse énergie, d'une théorie plus fondamentale et de la nouvelle physique devrait être introduite. On considère deux approches pour introduire la nouvelle physique. Dans la première, on étend le modèle standard avec seulement quelques nouveaux états en assumant que les états plus lourds sont découplés de l'échelle électro-faible. Cette approche est principalement phénoménologique car par hypothèse, les extensions que l'on considère sont une manifestation à basse énergie d'une théorie plus complète. On se concentre en particulier sur de nouveaux fermions car ils sont une prédiction commune à un ensemble de théories au delà du modèle standard fortement motivés. L'objet principal de cette approche est d'étudier l'effet de ces nouveaux fermions à la lumière des mesures récentes des couplages du Higgs. La seconde approche est plus théorique, elle est basée sur une théorie ultra-violette. On se concentre sur le modèles de Higgs composite qui ont pour vocation de résoudre le problème de hiérarchie de l'échelle électro-faible. Les modèles de Higgs composite étant réalisés dans le cadre d'un nouveau secteur fortement couplé constitué de nouveaux fermions fondamentaux, on étudie la dynamique non-perturbative avec le modèle de Nambu et Jona-Lasinio. On dérive par exemple dans ce contexte le spectre des résonances les plus légères que l'on pourra peut-être observer dans un proche futur au LHC ou à d'autre collisionneurs. / Despite its impressive success, the standard model of particle physics does not account for every experimental observations.In addition, it has some theoretical puzzles in its formulation that seem to require more fundamental explanations.Then, instead of an ultra-violet complete theory, the standard model should rather be viewed as an effective description of a more fundamental theory and new physics should be introduced.We follow two different approaches of new physics.In the first one, we extend the standard model by only few new states assuming that the heavier states are decoupled from the electro-weak scale.This approach is mostly phenomenological as by hypothesis the extensions that we consider are a low energy manifestation of a more complete theory.We particularly focus on new fermions as they are a common prediction of a lot of well-motivated beyond the standard model theories.The main purpose is to study the effect of these new fermions in light of the recent Higgs couplings measurements.%The second approach has a more theoretical origin and is based on an ultra-violet complete theory.We focus on composite Higgs models that aim to solve one theoretical puzzle of the standard model, that is, the hierarchy problem of the electro-weak scale.The composite Higgs paradigm being realised by a new strongly interacting sector made of new fundamental fermions, we study the non-perturbative dynamics using the Nambu and Jona-Lasinio model.We derive for instance the spectrum of the lightest resonances which could be observed in a near future at the LHC or at some other colliders.

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Este trabalho apresenta um estudo sobre o espalhamento W+W+ e W−W− para os primeiros anos de tomada de dados do experimento CMS do LHC, no CERN. O processo de espalhamento de bósons vetoriais, dentre os quais se inclui o espalhamento WW, é um processo chave para elucidação do mecanismo de quebra de simetria eletrofraca. Previsões teóricas mostram que as características cinemáticas do espalhamento de bósons vetoriais na escala T e V de energia devem depender significativamente do mecanismo que quebra a simetria eletrofraca. Este processo será analisado com dois objetivos principais: estudar a viabilidade de medi-lo em altas energias no CMS, e mostrar a sua sensibilidade ao mecanismo da quebra de simetria eletrofraca. Esta sensibilidade será mostrada através da análise de duas amostras de eventos correspondentes a dois cenários distintos: o modelo padrão com a presença de um bóson de Higgs de massa 500 GeV e o modelo padrão sem a presença do bóson de Higgs. Estas amostras foram geradas com o gerador de eventos PHASE, cuja principal importância para o estudo do espalhamento de bósons vetoriais em altas energias e a sua capacidade de calcular o elemento de matriz completo em ordem dominante O(α6). Para se analisar a viabilidade de se medir o espalhamento WW no CMS, foi feita uma simulação do detector utilizando as amostras dos processos de sinal e dos principais processos de fundo através do pacote de simulação rápida do CMS, o FAMOS. Os processos de fundo, WW+N jatos, WZ+N jatos, ZZ+N jatos, W+N jatos e tt+N jatos, foram estudados e suprimidos através de seleções de regiões cinemáticas. A análise dos dados mostra que a observação do espalhamento WW na fase inicial do LHC será muito difícil, sendo necessária uma luminosidade maior, além de aprimoramento da análise. / This work presents a study of W+W+ and W−W− scattering for the first years of the CMS experiment data-taking at LHC, CERN. Vector boson scattering, including WW, is a key processes for probing electroweak symmetry breaking. Theoretical predictions show that kinematics characteristics of vector boson scattering at T e V scale must strongly depend on the electroweak symmetry breaking mechanism. This process is analyzed with two main objectives: viability study of performing this measurement at CMS and show its dependence on the electroweak symmetry breaking mechanism. This dependence is shown through an analysis with two event samples corresponding to two distinct scenarios: the standard model with the presence of a 500 GeV massive Higgs boson and the standard model without presence of a Higgs boson. These samples were generated by the Monte-Carlo generator PHASE, whose main importance for vector boson scattering at high energies is its characteristic of calculating the complete matrix elements in leading order O(α6). To analyze the viability of measuring the WW scattering at CMS, the simulated signal and background events were submitted to the CMS fast detector simulation, FAMOS. Background processes, WW+N jets, WZ+N jets, ZZ+N jets, W+N jets and tt+N jets, were studied and suppressed through kinematics region selection. Data analysis shows that the measurement of WW scattering in early stages of LHC will be very difficult, being necessary a larger luminosity, besides improvements on the analysis.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Este trabalho apresenta um estudo sobre o espalhamento W+W+ e W−W− para os primeiros anos de tomada de dados do experimento CMS do LHC, no CERN. O processo de espalhamento de bósons vetoriais, dentre os quais se inclui o espalhamento WW, é um processo chave para elucidação do mecanismo de quebra de simetria eletrofraca. Previsões teóricas mostram que as características cinemáticas do espalhamento de bósons vetoriais na escala T e V de energia devem depender significativamente do mecanismo que quebra a simetria eletrofraca. Este processo será analisado com dois objetivos principais: estudar a viabilidade de medi-lo em altas energias no CMS, e mostrar a sua sensibilidade ao mecanismo da quebra de simetria eletrofraca. Esta sensibilidade será mostrada através da análise de duas amostras de eventos correspondentes a dois cenários distintos: o modelo padrão com a presença de um bóson de Higgs de massa 500 GeV e o modelo padrão sem a presença do bóson de Higgs. Estas amostras foram geradas com o gerador de eventos PHASE, cuja principal importância para o estudo do espalhamento de bósons vetoriais em altas energias e a sua capacidade de calcular o elemento de matriz completo em ordem dominante O(α6). Para se analisar a viabilidade de se medir o espalhamento WW no CMS, foi feita uma simulação do detector utilizando as amostras dos processos de sinal e dos principais processos de fundo através do pacote de simulação rápida do CMS, o FAMOS. Os processos de fundo, WW+N jatos, WZ+N jatos, ZZ+N jatos, W+N jatos e tt+N jatos, foram estudados e suprimidos através de seleções de regiões cinemáticas. A análise dos dados mostra que a observação do espalhamento WW na fase inicial do LHC será muito difícil, sendo necessária uma luminosidade maior, além de aprimoramento da análise. / This work presents a study of W+W+ and W−W− scattering for the first years of the CMS experiment data-taking at LHC, CERN. Vector boson scattering, including WW, is a key processes for probing electroweak symmetry breaking. Theoretical predictions show that kinematics characteristics of vector boson scattering at T e V scale must strongly depend on the electroweak symmetry breaking mechanism. This process is analyzed with two main objectives: viability study of performing this measurement at CMS and show its dependence on the electroweak symmetry breaking mechanism. This dependence is shown through an analysis with two event samples corresponding to two distinct scenarios: the standard model with the presence of a 500 GeV massive Higgs boson and the standard model without presence of a Higgs boson. These samples were generated by the Monte-Carlo generator PHASE, whose main importance for vector boson scattering at high energies is its characteristic of calculating the complete matrix elements in leading order O(α6). To analyze the viability of measuring the WW scattering at CMS, the simulated signal and background events were submitted to the CMS fast detector simulation, FAMOS. Background processes, WW+N jets, WZ+N jets, ZZ+N jets, W+N jets and tt+N jets, were studied and suppressed through kinematics region selection. Data analysis shows that the measurement of WW scattering in early stages of LHC will be very difficult, being necessary a larger luminosity, besides improvements on the analysis.

The scattering of electroweak gauge bosons is closely connected to the electroweak gauge symmetry and its spontaneous breaking through the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism. Since it contains triple and quartic gauge boson vertices, the measurement of this scattering process allows to probe the self-interactions of weak bosons. The contribution of the Higgs boson to the weak boson scattering amplitude ensures unitarity of the scattering matrix. Therefore, the scattering of massive electroweak gauge bosons is sensitive to deviations from the Standard Model prescription of the electroweak interaction and of the properties of the Higgs boson. At the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the scattering of massive electroweak gauge bosons is accessible through the measurement of purely electroweak production of two jets and two gauge bosons. No such process has been observed before. Being the channel with the least amount of background from QCD-mediated production of the same final state, the most promising channel for the first measurement of a process containing massive electroweak gauge boson scattering is the one with two like-charge W bosons and two jets in the final state. This thesis presents the first measurement of electroweak production of two jets and two identically charged W bosons, which yields the first observation of a process with contributions from quartic gauge interactions of massive electroweak gauge bosons. An overview of the most important issues in Monte Carlo simulation of vector boson scattering processes with current Monte Carlo generators is given in this work. The measurement of the final state of two jets and two leptonically decaying same-charge W bosons is conducted based on proton-proton collision data with a center-of-mass energy of √s = 8 TeV, taken in 2012 with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. The cross section of electroweak production of two jets and two like-charge W bosons is measured with a significance of 3.6 standard deviations to be σ(W± W±jj−EW[fiducial]) = 1.3 ± 0.4(stat.) ± 0.2(syst.) fb in a fiducial phase space region selected to enhance the contribution from W W scattering. The measurement is compatible with the Standard Model prediction of σ(W±W± jj−EW[fiducial]) = 0.95 ± 0.06 fb. Based on this measurement, limits on anomalous quartic gauge couplings are derived. The effect of anomalous quartic gauge couplings is simulated within the framework of an effective chiral Lagrangian unitarized with the K-matrix method. The limits for the anomalous coupling parameters α4 and α5 are found to be −0.14 < α4 < 0.16 and −0.23 < α5 < 0.24 at 95 % confidence level. Furthermore, the prospects for the measurement of the electroweak production of two same-charge W bosons and two jets within the Standard Model and with additional doubly charged resonances after the upgrade of the ATLAS detector and the LHC are investigated. For a high-luminosity LHC with a center-of-mass energy of √s = 14 TeV, the significance of the measurement with an integrated luminosity of 3000 fb^−1 is estimated to be 18.7 standard deviations. It can be improved by 30 % by extending the inner tracking detector of the atlas experiment up to an absolute pseudorapidity of |η| = 4.0.

Diboson resonance searches are an essential test of electroweak symmetry breaking theories beyond the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics. Vector or scalar resonances decaying to dibosons are predicted by various models going beyond theSM, such as Grand Unified theories, Little Higgs models, Composite Higgs models or models with extended Higgs sector (such as Super Symmetry (SUSY) or two-Higgs-doublet models). This thesis presents a search for resonant WZ production in the fully leptonic decay channel ℓν ℓℓ (ℓ = e or μ) with two production modes : quark-antiquark fusion or vector-boson fusion. Using 36.1 fb−1 of recent data collected by the ATLAS detector in pp collisions delivered by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at 13 TeV, constraints are obtained on models going beyond the SM. Since this analysis considers the fully leptonic decays of the vector bosons, events with exactly three leptons in the final state and a substantial missing transverse energy are selected. One signal region is established for each production mode of the resonance, either by quark-antiquark or vector boson fusion. For heavy vectorial resonances produced by quark fusion the W and Z bosons are required to carry a substantial fraction of the resonance energy (pWT /mWZ > 0.35 and pZT /mWZ > 0.35)). Events with resonances produced by vector boson fusion are characterised by two jets with a large invariant mass and a large separation in pseudorapidity. Therefore, in the search for this production mode, events are required to have at least two jets with an invariant mass (mj j ) greater than 500 GeV and a separation in pseudorapidity ( ηj j ) of at least | ηj j | > 3.5. In each signal region the distribution of the invariant mass of the WZ system will then be examined to determine the presence or absence of new resonances that manifest themselves as localised excesses in the invariant mass of the diboson system (mWZ). No significant excess was observed in the signal regions. Limits have then been set on the cross section times branching ratio for a heavy vector resonance produced by either quark-antiquark or vector boson fusion. Additionally, limits on the coupling parameters and masses are obtained for a charged Higgs boson in the Georgi-Machacek produced by vector boson fusion. / Les recherches de résonances di-boson constituent un test essentiel des théories de brisure de symétrie électrofaible au-delà du modèle standard (MS). Plusieurs scénarios, comme les théories de grande unification, les modèles Little Higgs, les modèles de Higgs Composés ou celles avec un secteur de Higgs élargi (par example SUSY ou le two-Higgsdoublet model), prédisent des résonances vectorielles ou scalaires. Cette thèse présente une recherche de résonances lourdes se désintégrant en WZ dans le canal leptonique WZ → ℓν ℓℓ (ℓ = e ou μ). Deux modes de production sont considérés : par fusion de quark-antiquark ou par fusion de boson vectoriels. Se basant sur les récentes données recueillies par le détecteur ATLAS lors de collisions pp à 13 TeV au LHC au cours des années 2015 et 2016, avec une luminosité intégrée de 36.1 fb−1, on établira des contraintes sur des modèles allant au-delà du MS de la physique des particules. Puisqu’on considère la désintégration leptonique des bosons WZ, on sélectionne les événements ayant trois leptons et une grande énergie transverse manquante. Des régions de signal sont choisies pour chaque mode de production : fusion par quarks ou par bosons vectoriels. Pour les résonances produites par fusion de quark, on considère des résonances vectorielles lourdes. On sélectionne donc des événements où les bosonW et Z portent une fraction importante de l’énergie de masse de la résonance (pWT /mWZ > 0.35 et pZT /mWZ > 0.35). Les résonances produites par fusion de bosons sont caractérisées par deux jets ayant une grande séparation en pseudorapidité et une grande masse invariante. Pour la région de signal, dans ce cas, on requiert alors au moins deux jets avec une masse invariante supérieure à mj j > 500 GeV et une grande séparation en pseudorapidité | ηj j | > 3.5. Pour les deux régions, la distribution en masse invariante du système WZ sera examinée pour déterminer la présence ou non de nouvelles résonances qui se manifesteraient par un excès localisé. En fin de compte, aucun excès significatif n’a été observé dans les régions de signal, ce qui permet d’établir des limites sur le produit de la section efficace et du rapport d’embranchement d’un boson massif vectoriel dans les deux canaux de production. Des contraintes sont également obtenues sur la masse et le couplage d’un boson de Higgs chargé du modèle Georgi-Machacek, produites par fusion de bosons vectoriels.