Dark Matter and CP Violation in Some Symmetry-Constrained 3HDMs

Abstract

Multi-Higgs-doublet models can accommodate a dark matter candidate. An underlying symmetry not only ensures the candidate's stability but also helps control the number of free parameters. We consider two scenarios. First, we explore dark matter candidates in the $S_3$-symmetric three-Higgs-doublet model. Notably, our findings reveal that the cases we discuss allow for different dark matter mass ranges compared to other candidates within three-Higgs-doublet models. Additionally, we investigate an alternative to conventional stabilisation via discrete symmetries by examining stabilisation through continuous symmetries. This alternative approach exhibits a unique characteristic-the emergence of mass-degenerate states. We also explore the impact of CP violation in the $S_3$-symmetric three-Higgs-doublet model. Our analysis investigates how different representations of quarks under the $S_3$ group, combined with various vacuum configurations, lead to distinct phenomenological consequences, including the possibility of very light neutral scalars.