Strongly Interacting Higgs Sector Without Technicolor

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Several years ago, we proposed a modification of the Standard Model, in which the Higgs sector was stabilized by the addition of higher derivative operators, similar to Lee-Wick Electrodynamics.

• We studied this theory extensively, both using continuum Hamiltonian and path integral methods.
• We also reported detailed lattice studies of the higher derivative Higgs sector.
• In view of some recent revived interest in our original idea, we are providing here our extensive notes from the time period on this topic.