RG-Stable Parameter Relations of a Scalar Field Theory in Absence of a Symmetry

This lecture explores the stability of tree-level relations among parameters in quantum field theory with respect to renormalization group (RG) running, focusing on cases where stability exists without an apparent symmetry. Howard E. Haber from UC Santa Cruz examines a toy model of two real scalar fields where squared-mass parameter relations in the scalar potential demonstrate RG-stability despite no obvious underlying symmetry. Discover why previously proposed "bizarre" symmetries fail to legitimately explain this phenomenon, and learn how the RG-stability can instead be understood through symmetries of an associated model where the original scalar fields are complexified.