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Asymptotic Symmetries of Colored Gravity in Three Dimensions

Three-dimensional colored gravity refers to nonabelian isospin extension of
Einstein gravity. We investigate the asymptotic symmetry algebra of the
$SU(N)$-colored gravity in (2+1)-dimensional anti-de Sitter spacetime.
Formulated by the Chern-Simons theory with $SU(N,N)\times SU(N,N)$ gauge group,
the theory contains graviton, $SU(N)$ Chern-Simons gauge fields and massless
spin-two multiplets in the $SU(N)$ adjoint representation, thus extending
diffeomorphism to colored, nonabelian counterpart. We identify the asymptotic
symmetry as Poisson algebra of generators associated with the residual global
symmetries of the nonabelian diffeomorphism set by appropriately chosen
boundary conditions. The resulting asymptotic symmetry algebra is a nonlinear
extension of Virasoro algeba and $\widehat{\mathfrak{su}(N)}$ Kac-Moody
algebra, supplemented by additional generators corresponding to the massless
spin-two adjoint matter fields.Comment: 22 pages, published version in JHE
4d $\mathcal{N}=1$ quiver gauge theories and the $\mathrm{A_n}$ Bailey
  lemma

We study the integral Bailey lemma associated with the $\mathrm{A_n}$-root
system and identities for elliptic hypergeometric integrals generated thereby.
Interpreting integrals as superconformal indices of four-dimensional
$\mathcal{N}=1$ quiver gauge theories with the gauge groups being copies of
$\mathrm{SU(n+1)}$, we provide evidence for various new dualities. Further
confirmation is achieved by explicitly checking that the `t Hooft anomaly
matching conditions holds. We discuss a flavour symmetry breaking phenomenon
for supersymmetric quantum chromodynamics (SQCD), and by making use of the
Bailey lemma we indicate its manifestation in a web of linear quivers dual to
SQCD that exhibits full s-confinement.Comment: 34 page
Mellin Amplitudes for Fermionic Conformal Correlators

We define Mellin amplitudes for the fermion-scalar four point function and
the fermion four point function. The Mellin amplitude thus defined has multiple
components each associated with a tensor structure. In the case of three
spacetime dimensions, we explicitly show that each component factorizes on
dynamical poles onto components of the Mellin amplitudes for the corresponding
three point functions. The novelty here is that for a given exchanged primary,
each component of the Mellin amplitude may in general have more than one series
of poles. We present a few examples of Mellin amplitudes for tree-level Witten
diagrams and tree-level conformal Feynman integrals with fermionic legs, which
illustrate the general properties.Comment: 28 pages + Appendices, 8 figure
Holographic complexity and non-commutative gauge theory

We study the holographic complexity of noncommutative field theories. The
four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=4$ noncommutative super Yang-Mills theory with
Moyal algebra along two of the spatial directions has a well known holographic
dual as a type IIB supergravity theory with a stack of D3 branes and
non-trivial NS-NS B fields. We start from this example and find that the late
time holographic complexity growth rate, based on the "complexity equals
action" conjecture, experiences an enhancement when the non-commutativity is
turned on. This enhancement saturates a new limit which is exactly 1/4 larger
than the commutative value. We then attempt to give a quantum mechanics
explanation of the enhancement. Finite time behavior of the complexity growth
rate is also studied. Inspired by the non-trivial result, we move on to more
general setup in string theory where we have a stack of D$p$ branes and also
turn on the B field. Multiple noncommutative directions are considered in
higher $p$ cases
Effective description of general extensions of the Standard Model: the
  complete tree-level dictionary

We compute all the tree-level contributions to the Wilson coefficients of the
dimension-six Standard-Model effective theory in ultraviolet completions with
general scalar, spinor and vector field content and arbitrary interactions. No
assumption about the renormalizability of the high-energy theory is made. This
provides a complete ultraviolet/infrared dictionary at the classical level,
which can be used to study the low-energy implications of any model of
interest, and also to look for explicit completions consistent with low-energy
data.Comment: Latex, 23 pages + appendices + references, 1 figure, 9 tables.
  Extended discussion on the use of the results presented in appendix D. New
  references and comments. Minor corrections. Published versio
Precision calculations for h->WW/ZZ->4 fermions in the Two-Higgs-Doublet
  Model with PROPHECY4F

We have calculated the next-to-leading-order electroweak and QCD corrections
to the decay processes h -> WW/ZZ -> 4 fermions of the light CP-even Higgs
boson h of various types of Two-Higgs-Doublet Models (Types I and II,
"lepton-specific" and "flipped" models). The input parameters are defined in
four different renormalization schemes, where parameters that are not directly
accessible by experiments are defined in the MSbar scheme. Numerical results
are presented for the corrections to partial decay widths for various benchmark
scenarios previously motivated in the literature, where we investigate the
dependence on the MSbar renormalization scale and on the choice of the
renormalization scheme in detail. We find that it is crucial to be precise with
these issues in parameter analyses, since parameter conversions between
different schemes can involve sizeable or large corrections, especially in
scenarios that are close to experimental exclusion limits or theoretical
bounds. It even turns out that some renormalization schemes are not applicable
in specific regions of parameter space. Our investigation of differential
distributions shows that corrections beyond the Standard Model are mostly
constant offsets induced by the mixing between the light and heavy CP-even
Higgs bosons, so that differential analyses of h -> 4f decay observables do not
help to identify Two-Higgs-Doublet Models. Moreover, the decay widths do not
significantly depend on the specific type of those models. The calculations are
implemented in the public Monte Carlo generator PROPHECY4F and ready for
application.Comment: 56 pages, 39 figure
Five-brane actions in double field theory

We construct an action for NSNS 5-branes which is manifestly covariant under
O(d,d). This is done by doubling $d$ of the spacetime coordinates which appear
in the worldvolume action. By formulating the DBI part of the action in a
manner similar to a "gauged sigma model", only half the doubled coordinates
genuinely appear. Our approach allows one to describe the full T-duality orbit
of the IIB NS5 brane, the IIA KKM and their exotic relations in one formalism.
Furthermore, by using ideas from double field theory, our action can be said to
describe various aspects of non-geometric five-branes.Comment: 42 pages and appendi
Dynamic Freeze-In: Impact of Thermal Masses and Cosmological Phase
  Transitions on Dark Matter Production

The cosmological abundance of dark matter can be significantly influenced by
the temperature dependence of particle masses and vacuum expectation values. We
illustrate this point in three simple freeze-in models. The first one, which we
call kinematically induced freeze-in, is based on the observation that the
effective mass of a scalar temporarily becomes very small as the scalar
potential undergoes a second order phase transition. This opens dark matter
production channels that are otherwise forbidden. The second model we consider,
dubbed vev-induced freeze-in, is a fermionic Higgs portal scenario. Its scalar
sector is augmented compared to the Standard Model by an additional scalar
singlet, $S$, which couples to dark matter and temporarily acquires a vacuum
expectation value (a two-step phase transition or `vev flip-flop'). While
$\langle S \rangle \neq 0$, the modified coupling structure in the scalar
sector implies that dark matter production is significantly enhanced compared
to the $\langle S \rangle = 0$ phases realised at very early times and again
today. The third model, which we call mixing-induced freeze-in, is similar in
spirit, but here it is the mixing of dark sector fermions, induced by non-zero
$\langle S \rangle$, that temporarily boosts the dark matter production rate.
For all three scenarios, we carefully dissect the evolution of the dark sector
in the early Universe. We compute the DM relic abundance as a function of the
model parameters, emphasising the importance of thermal corrections and the
proper treatment of phase transitions in the calculation.Comment: 26 pages, 11 figures, v2: matches journal version, change to the
  value of a benchmark coupling in section II, impact of thermal masses
  increase
Measurement of the inclusive $\mathrm{t}\overline{\mathrm{t}}$ cross
  section in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 5.02 TeV using final states with at
  least one charged lepton

The top quark pair production cross section
($\sigma_{\mathrm{t}\overline{\mathrm{t}}}$) is measured for the first time in
pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 5.02 TeV. The data were collected
by the CMS experiment at the LHC and correspond to an integrated luminosity of
27.4 pb$^{-1}$. The measurement is performed by analyzing events with at least
one charged lepton. The measured cross section is $
\sigma_{\mathrm{t}\overline{\mathrm{t}}} = 69.5 \pm 6.1$ (stat) $\pm 5.6$
(syst) $\pm 1.6$ (lumi) pb, with a total relative uncertainty of 12%. The
result is in agreement with the expectation from the standard model. The impact
of the presented measurement on the determination of the gluon distribution
function is investigated.Comment: Replaced with the published version. Added the journal reference and
  the DOI. All the figures and tables, including additional supplementary
  figures, can be found at
  http://cms-results.web.cern.ch/cms-results/public-results/publications/TOP-16-023/
  (CMS Public Pages
Resummed Photon Spectra for WIMP Annihilation

We construct an effective field theory (EFT) description of the hard photon
spectrum for heavy WIMP annihilation. This facilitates precision predictions
relevant for line searches, and allows the incorporation of non-trivial energy
resolution effects. Our framework combines techniques from non-relativistic
EFTs and soft-collinear effective theory (SCET), as well as its multi-scale
extensions that have been recently introduced for studying jet substructure. We
find a number of interesting features, including the simultaneous presence of
SCET$_{\text{I}}$ and SCET$_{\text{II}}$ modes, as well as collinear-soft modes
at the electroweak scale. We derive a factorization formula that enables both
the resummation of the leading large Sudakov double logarithms that appear in
the perturbative spectrum, and the inclusion of Sommerfeld enhancement effects.
Consistency of this factorization is demonstrated to leading logarithmic order
through explicit calculation. Our final result contains both the exclusive and
the inclusive limits, thereby providing a unifying description of these two
previously-considered approximations. We estimate the impact on experimental
sensitivity, focusing for concreteness on an SU(2)$_{W}$ triplet fermion dark
matter - the pure wino - where the strongest constraints are due to a search
for gamma-ray lines from the Galactic Center. We find numerically significant
corrections compared to previous results, thereby highlighting the importance
of accounting for the photon spectrum when interpreting data from current and
future indirect detection experiments.Comment: 55+25 pages, 11+2 figures; v2, updated to JHEP versio
Exact RG Flow Equations and Quantum Gravity

We discuss the different forms of the functional RG equation and their
relation to each other. In particular we suggest a generalized background field
version that is close in spirit to the Polchinski equation as an alternative to
the Wetterich equation to study Weinberg's asymptotic safety program for
defining quantum gravity, and argue that the former is better suited for this
purpose. Using the heat kernel expansion and proper time regularization we find
evidence in support of this program in agreement with previous work.Comment: Typos corrected, version to be published in JHEP, 23 page
Higher Spin Superfield interactions with Complex linear Supermultiplet:
  Conserved Supercurrents and Cubic Vertices

We continue the program of constructing cubic interactions between matter and
higher spin supermultiplets. In this work we consider a complex linear
superfield and we find that it can have cubic interactions only with
supermultiplets with propagating spins $j=s+1$, $j=s+1/2$ for any non-negative
integer $s$ (half-integer superspin supermultiplets). We construct the higher
spin supercurrent and supertrace, these compose the canonical supercurrent
multiplet which generates the cubic interactions. We also prove that for every
$s$ there exist an alternative minimal supercurrent multiplet, with vanishing
supertrace. Furthermore, we perform a duality transformation in order to make
contact with the corresponding chiral theory. An interesting result is that the
dual chiral theory has the same coupling constant with the complex linear
theory only for odd values of $s$, whereas for even values of $s$ the coupling
constants for the two theories have opposite signs. Additionally we explore the
component structure of the supercurrent multiplet and derive the higher spin
currents. We find two bosonic currents for spins $j=s$ and $j=s+1$ and one
fermionic current for spin $j=s+1/2$
Evidence for Inflation in an Axion Landscape

We discuss inflation models within supersymmetry and supergravity frameworks
with a landscape of chiral superfields and one $U(1)$ shift symmetry which is
broken by non-perturbative symmetry breaking terms in the superpotential. We
label the pseudo scalar component of the chiral fields axions and their real
parts saxions. Thus in the models only one combination of axions will be a
pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone-boson which will act as the inflaton. The proposed
models constitute consistent inflation for the following reasons: The inflation
potential arises dynamically with stabilized saxions, the axion decay constant
can lie in the sub-Planckian region, and consistency with the Planck data is
achieved. The axion landscape consisting of $m$ axion pairs is assumed with the
axions in each pair having opposite charges. A fast roll--slow roll splitting
mechanism for the axion potential is proposed which is realized with a special
choice of the axion basis. In this basis the $2m$ coupled equations split into
$2m-1$ equations which enter in the fast roll and there is one unique linear
combination of the $2m$ fields which controls the slow roll and thus the power
spectrum of curvature and tensor perturbations. It is shown that a significant
part of the parameter space exists where inflation is successful, i.e., $N_{\rm
pivot} = {[50, 60]}$, the spectral index $n_s$ of curvature perturbations, and
the ratio $r$ of the power spectrum of tensor perturbations and curvature
perturbations, lie in the experimentally allowed regions given by the Planck
experiment. Further, it is shown that the model allows for a significant region
of the parameter space where the effective axion decay constant can lie in the
sub-Planckian domain.Comment: 31 pages, 10 figures. Accepted for publication in JHE
Spheres, Charges, Instantons, and Bootstrap: A Five-Dimensional Odyssey

We combine supersymmetric localization and the conformal bootstrap to study
five-dimensional superconformal field theories. To begin, we classify the
admissible counter-terms and derive a general relation between the five-sphere
partition function and the conformal and flavor central charges. Along the way,
we discover a new superconformal anomaly in five dimensions. We then propose a
precise triple factorization formula for the five-sphere partition function,
that incorporates instantons and is consistent with flavor symmetry
enhancement. We numerically evaluate the central charges for the rank-one
Seiberg and Morrison-Seiberg theories, and find strong evidence for their
saturation of bootstrap bounds, thereby determining the spectra of long
multiplets in these theories. Lastly, our results provide new evidence for the
$F$-theorem and possibly a $C$-theorem in five-dimensional superconformal
theories.Comment: 90 pages, 12 figures, 11 tables; v2: references added; v3: minor
  correction
Mirror theories of 3d $\mathcal{N}=2$ SQCD

Using a recently proposed duality for $U(N)$ supersymmetric QCD (SQCD) in
three dimensions with monopole superpotential, in this paper we derive the
mirror dual description of $\mathcal{N}=2$ SQCD with unitary gauge group,
generalizing the known mirror dual description of abelian gauge theories. We
match the chiral ring of the dual theories and their partition functions on the
squashed sphere. We also conjecture a generalization for SQCD with orthogonal
and symplectic gauge groups.Comment: 52 pages, 1 figure and many diagrams. Typos corrected, several
  comments as well as Appendix A added. Published version in JHE
Conformal manifolds: ODEs from OPEs

The existence of an exactly marginal deformation in a conformal field theory
is very special, but it is not well understood how this is reflected in the
allowed dimensions and OPE coefficients of local operators. To shed light on
this question, we compute perturbative corrections to several observables in an
abstract CFT, starting with the beta function. This yields a sum rule that the
theory must obey in order to be part of a conformal manifold. The set of
constraints relating CFT data at different values of the coupling can in
principle be written as a dynamical system that allows one to flow arbitrarily
far. We begin the analysis of it by finding a simple form for the differential
equations when the spacetime and theory space are both one-dimensional. A
useful feature we can immediately observe is that our system makes it very
difficult for level crossing to occur.Comment: 19+4 pages, 5 figures, PDF LaTeX, v2: Cleaner argument, v3: Now aware
  of prior work, v4: Published version with more checks of the free boso
The Flavor-locked Flavorful Two Higgs Doublet Model

We propose a new framework to generate the Standard Model (SM) quark flavor
hierarchies in the context of two Higgs doublet models (2HDM). The `flavorful'
2HDM couples the SM-like Higgs doublet exclusively to the third quark
generation, while the first two generations couple exclusively to an additional
source of electroweak symmetry breaking, potentially generating striking
collider signatures. We synthesize the flavorful 2HDM with the `flavor-locking'
mechanism, that dynamically generates large quark mass hierarchies through a
flavor-blind portal to distinct flavon and hierarchon sectors: Dynamical
alignment of the flavons allows a unique hierarchon to control the respective
quark masses. We further develop the theoretical construction of this
mechanism, and show that in the context of a flavorful 2HDM-type setup, it can
automatically achieve realistic flavor structures: The CKM matrix is
automatically hierarchical with $|V_{cb}|$ and $|V_{ub}|$ generically of the
observed size. Exotic contributions to meson oscillation observables may also
be generated, that may accommodate current data mildly better than the SM
itself.Comment: 34 pages, 2 tables, 2 figure
An Update on the LHC Monojet Excess

In previous work, we identified an anomalous number of events in the LHC
jets+MET searches characterized by low jet multiplicity and low-to-moderate
transverse energy variables. Here, we update this analysis with results from a
new ATLAS search in the monojet channel which also shows a consistent excess.
As before, we find that this "monojet excess" is well-described by the resonant
production of a heavy colored state decaying to a quark and a massive invisible
particle. In the combined ATLAS and CMS data, we now find a local (global)
preference of 3.3$\sigma$ (2.5$\sigma$) for the new physics model over the
Standard Model-only hypothesis. As the signal regions containing the excess are
systematics-limited, we consider additional cuts to enhance the
signal-to-background ratio. We show that binning finer in $H_T$ and requiring
the jets to be more central can increase $S/B$ by a factor of ${\sim} 1.5$.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, source for analysis code used in this paper in
  attached Ancillary file
Non-supersymmetric Wilson loop in N=4 SYM and defect 1d CFT

Following Polchinski and Sully (arXiv:1104.5077), we consider a generalized
Wilson loop operator containing a constant parameter $\zeta$ in front of the
scalar coupling term, so that $\zeta=0$ corresponds to the standard Wilson
loop, while $\zeta=1$ to the locally supersymmetric one. We compute the
expectation value of this operator for circular loop as a function of $\zeta$
to second order in the planar weak coupling expansion in N=4 SYM theory. We
then explain the relation of the expansion near the two conformal points
$\zeta=0$ and $\zeta=1$ to the correlators of scalar operators inserted on the
loop. We also discuss the $AdS_5\times S^5$ string 1-loop correction to the
strong-coupling expansion of the standard circular Wilson loop, as well as its
generalization to the case of mixed boundary conditions on the five-sphere
coordinates, corresponding to general $\zeta$. From the point of view of the
defect 1d CFT defined on the Wilson line, the $\zeta$-dependent term can be
seen as a perturbation driving a RG flow from the standard Wilson loop in the
UV to the supersymmetric Wilson loop in the IR. Both at weak and strong
coupling we find that the logarithm of the expectation value of the standard
Wilson loop for the circular contour is larger than that of the supersymmetric
one, which appears to be in agreement with the 1d analog of the F-theorem.Comment: 36 pages, 3 figures. v3: minor corrections and references adde
Exact renormalization group in Batalin--Vilkovisky theory

In this paper, inspired by the Costello's seminal work, we present a general
formulation of exact renormalization group (RG) within the Batalin-Vilkovisky
(BV) quantization scheme. In the spirit of effective field theory, the BV
bracket and Laplacian structure as well as the BV effective action (EA) depend
on an effective energy scale. The BV EA at a certain scale satisfies the BV
quantum master equation at that scale. The RG flow of the EA is implemented by
BV canonical maps intertwining the BV structures at different scales.
Infinitesimally, this generates the BV exact renormalization group equation
(RGE). We show that BV RG theory can be extended by augmenting the scale
parameter space R to its shifted tangent bundle T[1]R. The extra odd direction
in scale space allows for a BV RG supersymmetry that constrains the structure
of the BV RGE bringing it to Polchinski's form. We investigate the implications
of BV RG supersymmetry in perturbation theory. Finally, we illustrate our
findings by constructing free models of BV RG flow and EA exhibiting RG
supersymmetry in the degree -1 symplectic framework and studying the
perturbation theory thereof. We find in particular that the odd partner of
effective action describes perturbatively the deviation of the interacting RG
flow from its free counterpart.Comment: 52 pages, no figures, introduction thoroughly rewritten, two new
  subsections adde