Can experiments distinguish between Radiative Electroweak Symmetry breaking and Conventional breaking?

TL;DR

This paper compares radiative and conventional electroweak symmetry breaking to determine if experiments can differentiate between these two fundamental mechanisms, highlighting their distinct physical interpretations.

Contribution

It provides a comparative analysis of the two symmetry breaking modes and discusses the experimental prospects for distinguishing them.

Findings

Identifies key experimental signatures for each breaking mode

Highlights the physical differences in symmetry breaking mechanisms

Discusses the feasibility of experimental discrimination

Abstract

We present a comparative study of radiative electroweak symmetry breaking and conventional standard model breaking, and pose the question whether experiments can distinguish one breaking mode from the other. The importance of the problem lies in the fact that the two breaking modes have very different physical interpretations concerning the mechanism of spontaneous electroweak symmetry breaking and the origin of mass.