Higgs Pseudo-Observables, Second Riemann Sheet and All That

Understand

The relation between physical observables measured at LHC and Tevatron and standard model Higgs pseudo-observables (production cross section and partial decay widths) is revised by extensively using the notion of the Higgs complex pole on the second Riemann sheet of the $S $-matrix.

• The extension of their definition to higher orders is considered, confronting the problems that arise when QED(QCD) corrections are included in computing realistic observables.
• Numerical results are presented for pseudo-observables related to the standard model Higgs boson decay and production.
• The relevance of the result for exclusion plots of the standard model Higgs boson for high masses (up to $600 $GeV) is discussed.