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On the decay of the Higgs particle into two lepton pairs

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Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields

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The decay of the standard Higgs into two lepton pairs is found to have a very small branching ratio, contrary to a recent result in the literature. The physical reasons for this discrepancy are discussed.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Bergen, N-5014, Bergen, Norway

    Jón Anders Ásmundsson

  2. Department of Physics, University of Stockholm, S-11346, Stockholm, Sweden

    C. Jarlskog

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Ásmundsson, J.A., Jarlskog, C. On the decay of the Higgs particle into two lepton pairs. Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 31, 429–431 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01588040

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