# Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of topBSM

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09/03/13 21:19:53 (7 years ago)
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 v3 == Top Quark Decay to a Higgs and a Light Quark Operator == === Motivation === Neutral Flavor Changing couplings are absent in the Standard Model at tree level. Moreover, at next-to-leading order they are supressed by the GIM mechanism. Therefore a detection of such processes would be a strong hint at new physics. Here we focus Neutral Flavor Change mediated by the Higgs boson following [@zhang2013top]. The lowest dimensional operators compatible with the symmetries of the Standard Model are the following six-dimensional operators (for a comprehensive list of all six-dimensional operators compatible with Standard Model symmetries consult [@grzadkowski2010dimension]): - chromomagnetic operator $O_{uG}$ {{{ #!latex \begin{matrix} O^{1,3}_{uG} = y_t g_s (\bar{q} \sigma^{\mu\nu} T^a t) \bar{\phi} G^a_{\mu\nu}; \\ \\ O^{3,1}_{uG} = y_t g_s (\bar{Q} \sigma^{\mu\nu} T^a u) \bar{\phi} G^a_{\mu\nu}; \end{matrix} }}} - dimension-six Yukawa interaction $O_{u\phi}$ {{{ #!latex \begin{matrix} O^{1,3}_{u\phi} = - y_t^3 (\phi^\dagger \phi) (\bar{q} t) \bar{\phi}; \\ \\ O^{3,1}_{u\phi} = - y_t^3 (\phi^\dagger \phi) (\bar{Q} u) \bar{\phi}; \end{matrix} }}} - To each (1,3) operator corresponds a (3,1) operator where the flavors are reversed. - To each operator (e.g. (1,3)) corresponds another where the up quark is exchanged for a charm quark (e.g. (2,3)). - The hermitian conjugates of the above-mentioned operators contributing with the opposite chirality. Where we denoted: - $\phi$ is the Higgs doublet; - $Q$ and $q$ are respectively the 1st (or 2nd) and the 3th left-handed quark doublet; - $u$ (or $c$) and $t$ are the right-handed quarks; - $\bar{\phi} = i \sigma^2 \phi$ - $y_t = \sqrt{2}\frac{m_t}{v}$ the top quark Yukawa coupling. The complete Lagrangian takes the form: {{{ #!latex \mathcal{L}_{eff} = \mathcal{L}_{SM} + \sum_i \frac{c_i O_i}{\Lambda^2}, }}} where $\Lambda$ is the new physics energy scale, $O_i$ is for the various six-dimensional operators in consideration and  $c_i$ are relative couplings. The normalizations for the six-dimensional operators were chosen such that for any new SM-like vertices the ratio of the new couplings to the SM couplings is of the form $c_i\frac{m_t^2}{\Lambda^2}$. === Implementation and Validation === The implementation is a straightforward transcription of the Lagrangian into FeynRules format as no new fields need to be defined. The model was validated using the build-in checks in FeynRules and MadGraph5. Moreover the decay widths were confirmed through MadGraph5 and compared to the analytical results. == Beyond-SM Operators with the Top Quark ==