Dynamical generation of the weak and Dark Matter scales from strong interactions

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2015, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Antipin, Oleg ^a   Redi, Michele ^b,c   Strumia, Alessandro ^b,c  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS AND BIOPHYSICS   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Beyond Standard Model; Technicolor and Composite Models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961292031     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP01(2015)157     Document Type: Article

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