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<p>The decay of the Higgs boson into two photons, <i>h</i> → <i>γγ</i>, is a loop-induced process within the Standard Model, predominantly mediated by loops of <i>W</i> bosons and top quarks. While these leading contributions are well understood, the role of hadronic effects, which arise from non-perturbative QCD dynamics, has received less attention, with recent studies reporting puzzling and contradictory results. In this work, we present a systematic evaluation of the hadronic contributions to the <i>h</i> → <i>γγ</i> decay width using dispersion relations. Our analysis shows that these contributions are exceedingly small, as expected, altering the decay width by about 0<i>.</i>004% under conservative assumptions. Therefore, hadronic effects can be safely neglected even in the context of future high-precision Higgs measurements at current and next-generation colliders. As an aside, we also estimate the possible size of hadronic contributions to Higgs production in gluon-gluon fusion.</p>

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How large are hadronic contributions to h → γγ?

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    2025年12月18日

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  • Ulrich Haisch

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The decay of the Higgs boson into two photons, h → γγ, is a loop-induced process within the Standard Model, predominantly mediated by loops of W bosons and top quarks. While these leading contributions are well understood, the role of hadronic effects, which arise from non-perturbative QCD dynamics, has received less attention, with recent studies reporting puzzling and contradictory results. In this work, we present a systematic evaluation of the hadronic contributions to the h → γγ decay width using dispersion relations. Our analysis shows that these contributions are exceedingly small, as expected, altering the decay width by about 0.004% under conservative assumptions. Therefore, hadronic effects can be safely neglected even in the context of future high-precision Higgs measurements at current and next-generation colliders. As an aside, we also estimate the possible size of hadronic contributions to Higgs production in gluon-gluon fusion.