Renormalization-group equations of the LEFT at two loops: dimension-five effects

Abstract We present the first part of a systematic calculation of the two-loop anomalous dimensions in the low-energy effective field theory (LEFT): the effects at dimension five in the power counting. Our calculation is performed in a basis with generic mass matrices. We employ the algebraically co...

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Main Authors: Luca Naterop, Peter Stoffer
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2025)007
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description Abstract We present the first part of a systematic calculation of the two-loop anomalous dimensions in the low-energy effective field theory (LEFT): the effects at dimension five in the power counting. Our calculation is performed in a basis with generic mass matrices. We employ the algebraically consistent ’t Hooft-Veltman scheme for γ 5 and we correct for evanescent as well as chiral-symmetry-breaking effects by including the appropriate finite counterterms. We also provide results for the CP-even sector in a scheme that coincides with naive dimensional regularization. We discuss two methods to avoid the explicit construction of gauge-variant operators, which in principle are needed for the cancellation of sub-divergences, even in the background-field method. The two methods are consistent with each other and with existing partial results. Our work is a further step towards a complete EFT framework for physics beyond the Standard Model at next-to-leading-logarithmic accuracy.
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spelling doaj-art-b5d05320bbf34e888d94601eb81ff1f72025-08-20T03:45:39ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792025-06-012025613810.1007/JHEP06(2025)007Renormalization-group equations of the LEFT at two loops: dimension-five effectsLuca Naterop0Peter Stoffer1Physik-Institut, Universität ZürichPhysik-Institut, Universität ZürichAbstract We present the first part of a systematic calculation of the two-loop anomalous dimensions in the low-energy effective field theory (LEFT): the effects at dimension five in the power counting. Our calculation is performed in a basis with generic mass matrices. We employ the algebraically consistent ’t Hooft-Veltman scheme for γ 5 and we correct for evanescent as well as chiral-symmetry-breaking effects by including the appropriate finite counterterms. We also provide results for the CP-even sector in a scheme that coincides with naive dimensional regularization. We discuss two methods to avoid the explicit construction of gauge-variant operators, which in principle are needed for the cancellation of sub-divergences, even in the background-field method. The two methods are consistent with each other and with existing partial results. Our work is a further step towards a complete EFT framework for physics beyond the Standard Model at next-to-leading-logarithmic accuracy.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2025)007Effective Field TheoriesRenormalization and RegularizationRenormalization Group
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Renormalization-group equations of the LEFT at two loops: dimension-five effects
Journal of High Energy Physics
Effective Field Theories
Renormalization and Regularization
Renormalization Group
title Renormalization-group equations of the LEFT at two loops: dimension-five effects
title_full Renormalization-group equations of the LEFT at two loops: dimension-five effects
title_fullStr Renormalization-group equations of the LEFT at two loops: dimension-five effects
title_full_unstemmed Renormalization-group equations of the LEFT at two loops: dimension-five effects
title_short Renormalization-group equations of the LEFT at two loops: dimension-five effects
title_sort renormalization group equations of the left at two loops dimension five effects
topic Effective Field Theories
Renormalization and Regularization
Renormalization Group
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2025)007
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