Coloron Models and LHC Phenomenology

TL;DR

This paper explores the phenomenology of coloron models, including their production at colliders, methods to measure their couplings, and a new model addressing flavor physics within extended color gauge theories.

Contribution

It presents recent advances in coloron phenomenology, including NLO production calculations, coupling measurement techniques, and a novel flavor physics model.

Findings

Coloron production at NLO improves accuracy of collider predictions.

Associated production helps determine coloron couplings.

A new flavor physics model naturally integrated into coloron framework.

Abstract

This talk discusses the possibility of new physics within the strong gauge interactions, specifically the idea of an extended color gauge group that is spontaneously broken to QCD. After a brief review of the literature, three of our recent pieces of work on coloron phenomenology are summarized. First, some key results on coloron production to NLO at hadron colliders are described. Next, a method of using associated production of colorons and weak vector bosons to better determine coloron couplings is discussed. Finally, a new model that naturally realizes flavor physics is reviewed.