Technicolor on the Lattice
arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.3178, 2009•arxiv.org
Technicolor theories provide an elegant mechanism for dynamical electroweak symmetry
breaking. We will discuss the use of lattice simulations to study the strongly-interacting
dynamics of some of the candidate theories, with matter fields in representations other than
the fundamental. To be viable candidates for phenomenology, such theories need to be
different from a scaled-up version of QCD, which were ruled out by LEP precision
measurements, and represent a challenge for modern lattice computations.
breaking. We will discuss the use of lattice simulations to study the strongly-interacting
dynamics of some of the candidate theories, with matter fields in representations other than
the fundamental. To be viable candidates for phenomenology, such theories need to be
different from a scaled-up version of QCD, which were ruled out by LEP precision
measurements, and represent a challenge for modern lattice computations.
Technicolor theories provide an elegant mechanism for dynamical electroweak symmetry breaking. We will discuss the use of lattice simulations to study the strongly-interacting dynamics of some of the candidate theories, with matter fields in representations other than the fundamental. To be viable candidates for phenomenology, such theories need to be different from a scaled-up version of QCD, which were ruled out by LEP precision measurements, and represent a challenge for modern lattice computations.
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