Can the Higgs field feel a dark force?

TL;DR

This paper explores a model where the Higgs field interacts with a dark gauge force, potentially explaining the W-boson mass deviation, neutrino masses, and dark matter stability within a unified framework.

Contribution

It proposes a novel model where the Higgs field carries a dark gauge charge, linking electroweak phenomena with dark matter and neutrino mass generation.

Findings

The model accounts for the W-boson mass deviation.

Neutrino masses are generated naturally.

Dark matter stability is explained by a dark gauge symmetry.

Abstract

We argue that if an electroweak Higgs field possesses a dark gauge charge responsible for dark matter stability, the $W$-boson mass deviation is properly induced, besides appropriately generated neutrino masses. We examine a simple model in which the usual Higgs doublet plays the role but dark matter candidates are somewhat input by ad hoc. We look for a realistic model that fully realizes such observation, thereby neutrino mass and dark matter are naturally supplied by a dark non-abelian gauge symmetry.