The role of the top-quark mass in electroweak physics
The top quark, the heaviest elementary particle known, has a profound influence on electroweak physics. Its mass and interactions place it at the intersection of precision tests of the Standard Model (SM) and searches for physics beyond it (BSM). In this work, we provide a comprehensive review of the role of the top-quark mass in electroweak interactions, highlighting theoretical developments, latest experimental measurements, and their implications for Higgs physics, vacuum stability, and possible new physics scenarios.
Authors
- D. A. Pizzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5193-1567)
- M. Cobal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3309-0762)
Institutions
- The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) (IT)
- University of Udine (IT)
- University of Trieste (IT)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste (IT)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Gruppo Collegato di Udine (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physics Reports
- Published
- 2026-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physrep.2026.10.004
- Primary Topic
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00