Published September 2021 | Version v1
Journal article

A model of muon anomalies

  • 1. Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Bern, Bern, CH-3012 (Switzerland)

Description

The Standard Model (SM) is augmented with a U(1)B3Lμ gauge symmetry spontaneously broken above the TeV scale when an SM-singlet scalar condenses. Scalar leptoquarks S1(3)=(3,1(3),13) charged under U(1)B3Lμ mediate the intriguing effects observed in muon (g2), RK(), and bsμ+μ angular distributions, while generically evading all other phenomenological constraints. The fermionic sector is minimally extended with three right-handed neutrinos, and a successful type-I seesaw mechanism is realized. Charged lepton flavor violation is effectively suppressed, and proton decay—a common prediction of leptoquarks—is postponed to the dimension-6 effective Lagrangian. Unavoidable radiative corrections in the Higgs mass and muon Yukawa favor leptoquark masses interesting for collider searches. The parameters of the model are radiatively stable and can be evolved by the renormalization group to the Planck scale without inconsistencies. Alternative lepton-flavored gauge extensions of the SM, under which leptoquarks become muoquarks, are proposed for comparison.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136554

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136554;
PII
S0370269321004949;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
820
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

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Copyright (c) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.