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Large-width new physics at colliders: A gauge-invariant resummation approach

Yin-Fa Shen and Alfredo Gurrola

Phys. Rev. D - Accepted 4 November, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/rz3l-qtyv

Abstract

Broad resonances challenge the standard Monte-Carlo treatment of unstable particles, which introduces a Breit–Wigner width into leading-order matrix elements and can generate unphysical gauge artifacts. We develop a gauge-consistent framework that combines a Dyson-resummed propagator with Slavnov–Taylor-identity–implied resummed vertices, enabling a consistent implementation in . In the Type-I seesaw model, heavy Majorana neutrinos naturally satisfy Γ∼m, leading to strong departures from the Breit–Wigner lineshape, distorted angular correlations, and significant modifications to both s- and t-channel dynamics. Comparing with the normal and complex-mass schemes, we find that standard treatments can substantially misestimate cross sections and kinematic distributions in the large-width regime. Our results show that existing collider limits on heavy neutrinos—and, more generally, on any broad resonance—should be revisited within a fully resummed framework, opening new opportunities for both experimental searches and theoretical model building.

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