Symmetries for SM Alignment in multi-Higgs Doublet Models

Abstract

We derive the complete set of continuous maximal symmetries for Standard Model (SM) alignment that may occur in the tree-level scalar potential of multi-Higgs Doublet Models, with $n>2$ Higgs doublets. Our results generalize the symmetries of SM alignment, without decoupling of large mass scales or fine-tuning, previously obtained in the context of two-Higgs Doublet Models.

Comments: 12 pages, no figures, expanded version with significant clarifications added