2023/01/11 by Roberto Franceschini, Franceschini, Roberto
Physics and Astronomy · #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2301.04407
openalex publication_date 2023/01/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We review scenarios of physics beyond the Standard Model in which the top quark plays a special role. Models that aim at the stabilization of the weak scale are presented together with the specific phenomenology of partner states that are characteristic of this type of model. Further, we present models of flavor in which the top quark is singled out as a special flavor among the SM ones. The flavor and collider phenomenology of these models is broadly presented. Finally, we discuss the possibility that dark matter interacts preferably with the top quark flavor and broadly present the dark matter phenomenology of these scenarios, as well as collider and flavor signals.