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1. 01*

   Can We Discover Double Higgs Production at the LHC?

   Alexandre Alves🇧🇷 · Tathagata Ghosh🇺🇸 · Kuver Sinha🇺🇸

   We explore double Higgs production via gluon fusion in the $b\bar{b}\gamma \gamma$ channel at the high-luminosity LHC using machine learning tools. We first propose a Bayesian optimization approach to select cuts on kinematic variables, obtaining a $30-50$ \% increase in the significance compared to current results in the literature. We show that this improvement persists once systematic uncertainties are taken into account. We next use boosted decision trees (BDT) to further discriminate signal and background events. Our analysis shows that a joint optimization of kinematic cuts and BDT hyperparameters results in an appreciable improvement in the significance. Finally, we perform a multivariate analysis of the output scores of the BDT. We find that assuming a very low level of systematics, the techniques proposed here will be able to confirm the production of a pair of Standard Model Higgs bosons at 5$\sigma$ level with 3 ab${}^{-1}$ of data. Assuming a more realistic projection of the level of systematics, around 10\%, the optimization of cuts to train BDTs combined with a multivariate analysis delivers a respectable significance of 4.6$\sigma$. Even assuming large systematics of 20\%, our analysis predicts a 3.6$\sigma$ significance, which represents at least strong evidence in favor of double Higgs production. We carefully incorporate background contributions coming from light flavor jets or $c$-jets being misidentified as $b$-jets and jets being misidentified as photons in our analysis.

   hep-phhep-exPRD(2017)·39 citations
2. 02*

   New Physics in $b\to s{\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-}$ after the Measurement of $R_{K^{\ast }}$

   Ashutosh Kumar Alok🇮🇳 · Bhubanjyoti Bhattacharya🇺🇸 · Alakabha Datta🇺🇸 · Dinesh Kumar🇮🇳 · Jacky Kumar🇮🇳 · David London🇨🇦

   The recent measurement of $R_{K^{\ast }}$ is yet another hint of new physics (NP), and supports the idea that it is present in $b\to s{\mu }^{+}{\mu }^{-}$ decays. We perform a combined model-independent and model-dependent analysis in order to deduce properties of this NP. Like others, we find that the NP must obey one of two scenarios: (I) $C_9^{\mu \mu }(\mathrm{NP})<0$ or (II) $C_9^{\mu \mu }(\mathrm{NP})=-C_{10}^{\mu \mu }(\mathrm{NP})<0$. A third scenario, (III) $C_9^{\mu \mu }(\mathrm{NP})=-C_9^{\prime \mu \mu }(\mathrm{NP})$, is rejected largely because it predicts $R_K=1$, in disagreement with experiment. The simplest NP models involve the tree-level exchange of a leptoquark (LQ) or a $Z^{\prime }$ boson. We show that scenario (II) can arise in LQ or $Z^{\prime }$ models, but scenario (I) is only possible with a $Z^{\prime }$. Fits to $Z^{\prime }$ models must take into account the additional constraints from $B_s^0$-${\bar{B}}_s^0$ mixing and neutrino trident production. Although the LQs must be heavy, O(TeV), we find that the $Z^{\prime }$ can be light, e.g., $M_{Z^{\prime }}=10$ GeV or 200 MeV.

   hep-phhep-exPRD(2017)·198 citations
3. 03*

   Sum rules for leading vector form factors in hyperon semileptonic decays

   Ruben Flores-Mendieta🇲🇽 · Roberto Padron-Stevens🇲🇽

   By considering that the weak currents and the electromagnetic current are members of the same SU(3) octet, two sum rules involving leading vector form factors in hyperon semileptonic decays are derived in the limit of exact flavor SU(3) symmetry. Deviations from this limit arise from second-order SU(3) symmetry-breaking effects, according to the Ademollo-Gatto theorem. The 1/N_c expansion of QCD is used to evaluate such effects. One sum rule vanishes identically even in the presence of symmetry breaking and the other one obtains contributions mainly from the 10+\overline{10} representation. Results obtained in (heavy) baryon chiral perturbation theory are used to test the validity of these sum rules. To order O(p^2) in the chiral expansion, results are encouraging.

   hep-phPRD(2017)·4 citations
4. 04*

   Correct Definition of Color Singlet P-Wave Non-Perturbative Matrix Element of Heavy Quarkonium Production

   Gouranga C Nayak🇺🇸

   Recently we have proved factorization of infrared divergences in NRQCD S-wave heavy quarkonium production at high energy colliders at all orders in coupling constant. One of the problem which still exists in the higher order pQCD calculation of color singlet P-wave heavy quarkonium production/anihillation is the appearance of non-canceling infrared divergences due to real soft gluons exchange, although no such infrared divergences are present in the color singlet S-wave heavy quarkonium. In this paper we find that since the non-perturbative matrix element of the color singlet P-wave heavy quarkonium production contains derivative operators, the gauge links are necessary to make it gauge invariant and be consistent with the factorization of such non-canceling infrared divergences at all orders in coupling constant.

   hep-phhep-latnucl-thJHEP(2017)·26 citations
5. 05*

   Dark photon relic dark matter production through the dark axion portal

   Kunio Kaneta🇰🇷 · Hye-Sung Lee🇰🇷 · Seokhoon Yun🇰🇷

   We present a new mechanism to produce the dark photon (${\gamma }^{\prime }$) in the early universe with a help of the axion ($a$) using a recently proposed dark axion portal. The dark photon, a light gauge boson in the dark sector, can be a relic dark matter if its lifetime is long enough. The main process we consider is a variant of the Primakoff process $fa\to f{\gamma }^{\prime }$ mediated by a photon, which is possible with the axion--photon--dark photon coupling. The axion is thermalized in the early universe because of the strong interaction and it can contribute to the non-thermal dark photon production through the dark axion portal coupling. It provides a two-component dark matter sector, and the relic density deficit issue of the axion dark matter can be addressed by the compensation with the dark photon. The dark photon dark matter can also address the reported 3.5 keV $X$-ray excess via the ${\gamma }^{\prime }\to \gamma a$ decay.

   hep-phastro-ph.COPRD(2017)·55 citations
6. 06*

   Quasi-two-body decays $B_{(s)}\to P{\rho }^{\prime }(1450),P{\rho }^{\prime \prime }(1700)\to P\pi \pi$ in the perturbative QCD approach

   Ya Li🇨🇳 · Ai-Jun Ma🇨🇳 · Wen-Fei Wang🇨🇳 · Zhen-Jun Xiao🇨🇳

   In this work, we calculate the $CP$-averaged branching ratios and direct $CP$-violating asymmetries of the quasi-two-body decays $B_{(s)}\to P{\rho }^{\prime }(1450),P{\rho }^{\prime \prime }(1700)\to P\pi \pi$ by employing the perturbative QCD (PQCD) factorization approach, where $P$ is a light pseudoscalar meson $K,\pi ,\eta$ and ${\eta }^{\prime }$. The considered decay modes are studied in the quasi-two-body framework by parameterizing the two-pion distribution amplitude ${\Phi }_{\pi \pi }^{\mathrm{P}}$. The $P$-wave time-like form factor $F_{\pi }$ in the resonant regions associated with the ${\rho }^{\prime }(1450)$ and ${\rho }^{\prime \prime }(1700)$ is estimated based on available experimental data. The PQCD predictions for the $CP$-averaged branching ratios of the decays $B_{(s)}\to P{\rho }^{\prime }(1450),P{\rho }^{\prime \prime }(1700)\to P\pi \pi$ are in the order of $10^{-7}\sim 10^{-9}$. The branching ratios of the two-body decays $B_{(s)}\to P{\rho }^{\prime }(1450),P{\rho }^{\prime \prime }(1700)$ are extracted from the corresponding quasi-two-body decay modes. The whole pattern of the pion form factor-squared $|F_{\pi }{|}^2$ measured by {\it BABAR} Collaboration could also be understood based on our studies. Our PQCD predictions will be tested by the precise data from the LHCb and the future Belle II experiments.

   hep-phhep-exPRD(2017)·40 citations
7. 07*

   Chargino and Neutralino Production at e+e- Colliders in the Complex MSSM: A Full One-Loop Analysis

   S. Heinemeyer🇪🇸 · C. Schappacher🇪🇸

   For the search for charginos and neutralinos in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM) as well as for future precision analyses of these particles an accurate knowledge of their production and decay properties is mandatory. We evaluate the cross sections for the chargino and neutralino production at e+e- colliders in the MSSM with complex parameters (cMSSM). The evaluation is based on a full one-loop calculation of the production mechanisms e+e- -> cha_c cha_c' and e+e- -> neu_n neu_n', including soft and hard photon radiation. We mostly restricted ourselves to a version of our renormalization scheme which is valid for |M_1| < |M_2|, |mu| and M_2 != mu to simplify the analysis, even though we are able to switch to other parameter regions and correspondingly different renormalization schemes. The dependence of the chargino/neutralino cross sections on the relevant cMSSM parameters is analyzed numerically. We find sizable contributions to many production cross sections. They amount roughly 10-20% of the tree-level results, but can go up to 40% or higher in extreme cases. Also the complex phase dependence of the one-loop corrections was found non-negligible. The full one-loop contributions are thus crucial for physics analyses at a future linear e+e- collider such as the ILC or CLIC.

   hep-phEPJC(2017)·17 citations
8. 08*

   Summary of the CKM 2016 working group on rare decays

   Akimasa Ishikawa🇯🇵 · Enrico Lunghi🇺🇸 · Matthew Moulson🇮🇹 · Justine Serrano🇫🇷

   Rare $B$, $D$, and $K$ decays offer unique opportunities to probe for evidence of new particles from physics beyond the Standard Model at mass scales extending from the electroweak scale to well above those directly accessible at the LHC. We review a selection of theoretical and experimental results on rare $B$, $D$, and $K$ decays illustrating the progress made during the past two years.

   hep-phhep-exhep-latPoS(2017)·0 citations
9. 09*

   On the $\eta$ and ${\eta }^{\prime }$ Photoproduction Beam Asymmetry at High Energies

   V. Mathieu🇺🇸 · J. Nys🇧🇪 · C. Fernández-Ramírez🇲🇽 · A. Jackura🇺🇸 · M. Mikhasenko🇩🇪 · A. Pilloni🇺🇸 · A. P. Szczepaniak🇺🇸 · G. Fox🇺🇸

   We show that, in the Regge limit, beam asymmetries in $\eta$ and ${\eta }^{\prime }$ photoproduction are sensitive to hidden strangeness components. Under reasonable assumptions about the couplings we estimate the contribution of the $\varphi$ Regge pole, which is expected to be the dominant hidden strangeness contribution. The ratio of the asymmetries in ${\eta }^{\prime }$ and $\eta$ production is estimated to be close to unity in the forward region $0<-t/{\text{GeV}}^2\le 1$ at the photon energy $E_{\text{lab}}=9$~GeV, relevant for the upcoming measurements at Jefferson Lab.

   hep-phPLB(2017)·14 citations
10. 10*

    The contribution of pseudoscalar mesons to hyperfine structure of muonic hydrogen

    A.E. Dorokhov🇷🇺 · N.I. Kochelev🇷🇺 · A.P. Martynenko🇷🇺 · F.A. Martynenko🇷🇺 · R.N. Faustov🇷🇺

    In the framework of the quasipotential method in quantum electrodynamics we calculate the contribution of pseudoscalar mesons to the interaction operator of a muon and a proton in muonic hydrogen atom. The parametrization of the transition form factor of two photons into $\pi$, $\eta$ mesons, based on the experimental data on the transition form factors and QCD asymptotics is used. Numerical estimates of the contributions to the hyperfine structure of the spectrum of the S and P levels are presented.

    hep-phquant-phPhys.Part.Nucl.Lett.(2017)·24 citations
11. 11*

    SU(3) sphaleron: Numerical solution

    F.R. Klinkhamer🇩🇪 · P. Nagel🇩🇪

    We complete the construction of the sphaleron $\hat{S}$ in $SU(3)$ Yang-Mills-Higgs theory with a single Higgs triplet by solving the reduced field equations numerically. The energy of the $SU(3)$ sphaleron $\hat{S}$ is found to be of the same order as the energy of a previously known solution, the embedded $SU(2)\times U(1)$ sphaleron $S$. In addition, we discuss $\hat{S}$ in an extended $SU(3)$ Yang-Mills-Higgs theory with three Higgs triplets, where all eight gauge bosons get an equal mass in the vacuum. This extended $SU(3)$ Yang-Mills-Higgs theory may be considered as a toy model of quantum chromodynamics without quark fields and we conjecture that the $\hat{S}$ gauge fields play a significant role in the nonperturbative dynamics of quantum chromodynamics (which does not have fundamental scalar fields but gets a mass scale from quantum effects).

    hep-phhep-thPRD(2017)·7 citations
12. 12*

    Search for like-sign dileptons plus two jets signal in the framework of the manifest left-right symmetric model

    Aviad Roitgrund🇮🇱 · Gad Eilam🇮🇱

    The left-right symmetric model may present evidence of new physics at the era of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). We use its framework to investigate the lepton number violating process $pp\to e^{\pm }{e}^{\pm }jj+X$ at the $\text{unit}[14]TeV$ LHC. We show that for an integrated luminosity of $\text{unit}[300]f{b}^{-1}$, the discovery contour of the right-handed boson $W_R$ and the right-handed electron neutrino $N_e$ as a result of the $pp\to W_R^{\pm }\to e^{\pm }N\to e^{\pm }{e}^{\pm }jj$ process can be expanded upon considering an additional channel mediated by the right-handed doubly charged Higgs ${\delta }_R^{\pm \pm }$, i.e. $pp\to W_R^{\pm }\to W_R^{\mp \ast }{\delta }_R^{\pm \pm \ast }\to e^{\pm }{e}^{\pm }jj$.

    hep-phJHEP(2021)·8 citations
13. 13*

    Disassembling the Clockwork Mechanism

    Nathaniel Craig🇺🇸 · Isabel Garcia Garcia🇬🇧 · Dave Sutherland🇺🇸

    The clockwork mechanism is a means of naturally generating exponential hierarchies in theories without significant hierarchies among fundamental parameters. We emphasize the role of interactions in the clockwork mechanism, demonstrating that clockwork is an intrinsically abelian phenomenon precluded in non-abelian theories such as Yang-Mills, non-linear sigma models, and gravity. We also show that clockwork is not realized in extra-dimensional theories through purely geometric effects, but may be generated by appropriate localization of zero modes.

    hep-phhep-thJHEP(2017)·67 citations
14. 14*

    Nuclear effects are relevant to the calorimetric reconstruction of neutrino energy

    Artur M. Ankowski🇺🇸

    As the calorimetric method of neutrino-energy reconstruction is generally considered to be largely insensitive to nuclear effects, its application seems to be an effective way for reducing systematic uncertainties in oscillation experiments. To verify the validity of this opinion, we quantitatively study the sensitivity of the calorimetric energy reconstruction to the effect of final-state interactions in an ideal detector and in a realistic scenario. We find that when particles escaping detection carry away a non-negligible fraction of neutrino energy, the calorimetric reconstruction method becomes sensitive to nuclear effects which, in turn, affects the outcome of the oscillation analysis. These findings suggest that the best strategy for reduction of systematic uncertainties in future neutrino-oscillation studies---such as the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment---is to increase their sensitivity to particles of low energy. The ambitious precision goals appear also to require an extensive development of theoretical models capable of providing an accurate predictions for exclusive cross sections of well-controlled uncertainties.

    hep-phhep-exnucl-th8 citations
15. 15*

    Screening in perturbative approaches to LSS

    Matteo Fasiello🇺🇸 · Zvonimir Vlah🇺🇸

    A specific value for the cosmological constant, \Lambda, can account for late-time cosmic acceleration. However, motivated by the so-called cosmological constant problem(s), several alternative mechanisms have been explored. To date, a host of well-studied dynamical dark energy and modified gravity models exists. Going beyond \Lambda CDM often comes with additional degrees of freedom (dofs). For these to pass existing observational tests, an efficient screening mechanism must be in place. The linear and quasi-linear regimes of structure formation are ideal probes of such dofs and can capture the onset of screening. We propose here a semi-phenomenological treatment to account for screening dynamics on LSS observables, with special emphasis on Vainshtein-type screening.

    ↳ astro-ph.COhep-phhep-thPLB(2017)·21 citations
16. 16*

    Constraining nonperturbative strong-field effects in scalar-tensor gravity by combining pulsar timing and laser-interferometer gravitational-wave detectors

    Lijing Shao🇩🇪 · Noah Sennett🇩🇪 · Alessandra Buonanno🇩🇪 · Michael Kramer🇩🇪 · Norbert Wex🇩🇪

    Pulsar timing and gravitational-wave (GW) detectors are superb laboratories to study gravity theories in the strong-field regime. Here we combine those tools to test the mono-scalar-tensor theory of Damour and Esposito-Farèse (DEF), which predicts nonperturbative scalarization phenomena for neutron stars (NSs). First, applying Markov-chain Monte Carlo techniques, we use the absence of dipolar radiation in the pulsar-timing observations of five binary systems composed of a NS and a white dwarf, and eleven equations of state (EOSs) for NSs, to derive the most stringent constraints on the two free parameters of the DEF scalar-tensor theory. Since the binary-pulsar bounds depend on the NS mass and the EOS, we find that current pulsar-timing observations leave scalarization windows, i.e., regions of parameter space where scalarization can still be prominent. Then, we investigate if these scalarization windows could be closed and if pulsar-timing constraints could be improved by laser-interferometer GW detectors, when spontaneous (or dynamical) scalarization sets in during the early (or late) stages of a binary NS (BNS) evolution. For the early inspiral of a BNS carrying constant scalar charge, we employ a Fisher matrix analysis to show that Advanced LIGO can improve pulsar-timing constraints for some EOSs, and next-generation detectors, such as the Cosmic Explorer and Einstein Telescope, will be able to improve those bounds for all eleven EOSs. Using the late inspiral of a BNS, we estimate that for some of the EOSs under consideration the onset of dynamical scalarization can happen early enough to improve the constraints on the DEF parameters obtained by combining the five binary pulsars. Thus, in the near future the complementarity of pulsar timing and direct observations of GWs on the ground will be extremely valuable in probing gravity theories in the strong-field regime.

    ↳ gr-qcastro-ph.HEhep-phPRX(2017)·166 citations
17. 17*

    Determination of Quark-Gluon-Plasma Parameters from a Global Bayesian Analysis

    Steffen A. Bass🇺🇸 · Jonah E. Bernhard🇺🇸 · J. Scott Moreland🇺🇸

    The quality of data taken at RHIC and LHC as well as the success and sophistication of computational models for the description of ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions have advanced to a level that allows for the quantitative extraction of the transport properties of the Quark-Gluon-Plasma. However, the complexity of this task as well as the computational effort associated with it can only be overcome by developing novel methodologies: in this paper we outline such an analysis based on Bayesian Statistics and systematically compare an event-by-event heavy-ion collision model to data from the Large Hadron Collider. We simultaneously probe multiple model parameters including fundamental quark-gluon plasma properties such as the temperature-dependence of the specific shear viscosity $\eta /s$, calibrate the model to optimally reproduce experimental data, and extract quantitative constraints for all parameters simultaneously. The method is universal and easily extensible to other data and collision models.

    ↳ nucl-thhep-phnucl-exNPA(2017)·48 citations
18. 18*

    On the quantum field theory of the gravitational interactions

    Damiano Anselmi🇮🇹

    We study the main options for a unitary and renormalizable, local quantum field theory of the gravitational interactions. The first model is a Lee-Wick superrenormalizable higher-derivative gravity, formulated as a nonanalytically Wick rotated Euclidean theory. We show that, under certain conditions, the $S$ matrix is unitary when the cosmological constant vanishes. The model is the simplest of its class. However, infinitely many similar options are allowed, which raises the issue of uniqueness. To deal with this problem, we propose a new quantization prescription, by doubling the unphysical poles of the higher-derivative propagators and turning them into Lee-Wick poles. The Lagrangian of the simplest theory of quantum gravity based on this idea is the linear combination of $R$, $R_{\mu \nu }{R}^{\mu \nu }$, $R^2$ and the cosmological term. Only the graviton propagates in the cutting equations and, when the cosmological constant vanishes, the $S$ matrix is unitary. The theory satisfies the locality of counterterms and is renormalizable by power counting. It is unique in the sense that it is the only one with a dimensionless gauge coupling.

    ↳ hep-thgr-qchep-phJHEP(2017)·153 citations
19. 19*

    Big-bang nucleosynthesis constraints on dark-matter sectors revisited

    C.A. Bertulani🇺🇸 · V. Challa🇺🇸 · J.J. He🇨🇳 · S.Q. Hou🇺🇸 · Ravinder Kumar🇺🇸

    We extend previous studies of big bang nucleosynthesis, with the assumption that ordinary matter and dark matter sectors are entangled through the number of degrees of freedom entering the Friedmann equations. This conjecture allows us to find a relation between the temperatures of the weakly interacting matter and dark-matter sectors. The constraints imposed by observations are studied by comparison with calculations of big bang nucleosynthesis for the abundance of light elements. It is found that these constraints are compatible with cold dark matter and a wide range number of dark sectors.

    ↳ astro-ph.COhep-phnucl-th4 citations
20. 20*

    $A$-dependence of quasielastic charged-current neutrino-nucleus cross sections

    Nils Van Dessel🇧🇪 · Natalie Jachowicz🇧🇪 · Raúl González-Jiménez🇧🇪 · Vishvas Pandey🇺🇸 · Tom Van Cuyck🇧🇪

    Background: 12C has been and is still widely used in neutrino-nucleus scattering and oscillation experiments. More recently, 40Ar has emerged as an important nuclear target for current and future experiments. Liquid argon time projection chambers (LArTPCs) possess various advantages in measuring electroweak neutrino-nucleus cross sections. Concurrent theoretical research is an evident necessity. Purpose: 40Ar is larger than 12C, and one expects nuclear effects to play a bigger role in reactions. We present inclusive differential and total cross section results for charged-current neutrino scattering on 40Ar and perform a comparison with 12C, 16O and 56Fe targets, to find out about the A-dependent behavior of model predictions. Method: Our model starts off with a Hartree-Fock description of the nucleus, with the nucleons interacting through a mean field generated by an effective Skyrme force. Long-range correlations are introduced by means of a continuum random phase approximation (CRPA) approach. Further methods to improve the accuracy of model predictions are also incorporated in the calculations. Results: We present calculations for 12C, 16O, 40Ar and 56Fe, showcasing differential cross sections over a broad range of kinematic values in the quasielastic regime. We furthermore show flux-folded results for 40Ar and we discuss the differences between nuclear responses. Conclusions: At low incoming energies and forward scattering we identify an enhancement in the 40Ar cross section compared to 12C, as well as in the high $\omega$ (low $T_{\mu }$ ) region across the entire studied $E_{\nu }$ range. The contribution to the folded cross section of the reaction strength at values of $\omega$ lower than 50 MeV for forward scattering is sizeable.

    ↳ nucl-thhep-exhep-phnucl-exPRC(2018)·26 citations
21. 21*

    "Non-cold" dark matter at small scales: a general approach

    Riccardo Murgia🇮🇹 · Alexander Merle🇩🇪 · Matteo Viel🇮🇹 · Maximilian Totzauer🇩🇪 · Aurel Schneider🇨🇭

    Structure formation at small cosmological scales provides an important frontier for dark matter (DM) research. Scenarios with small DM particle masses, large momenta or hidden interactions tend to suppress the gravitational clustering at small scales. The details of this suppression depend on the DM particle nature, allowing for a direct link between DM models and astrophysical observations. However, most of the astrophysical constraints obtained so far refer to a very specific shape of the power suppression, corresponding to thermal warm dark matter (WDM), i.e., candidates with a Fermi-Dirac or Bose-Einstein momentum distribution. In this work we introduce a new analytical fitting formula for the power spectrum, which is simple yet flexible enough to reproduce the clustering signal of large classes of non-thermal DM models, which are not at all adequately described by the oversimplified notion of WDM. We show that the formula is able to fully cover the parameter space of sterile neutrinos (whether resonantly produced or from particle decay), mixed cold and warm models, fuzzy dark matter, as well as other models suggested by effective theory of structure formation (ETHOS). Based on this fitting formula, we perform a large suite of N-body simulations and we extract important nonlinear statistics, such as the matter power spectrum and the halo mass function. Finally, we present first preliminary astrophysical constraints, based on linear theory, from both the number of Milky Way satellites and the Lyman-$\alpha$ forest. This paper is a first step towards a general and comprehensive modeling of small-scale departures from the standard cold DM model.

    ↳ astro-ph.COhep-phJCAP(2017)·176 citations

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