Abstract
We discuss two possible extensions to the standard model in which an inert singlet scalar state that only interacts with the Higgs boson is added together with some fermions. In one model, the fermions provide for a seesaw mechanism for the neutrino masses; in the other model, for grand unification of the gauge couplings. Masses and interaction strengths are fixed by the requirement of controlling the finite one-loop corrections to the Higgs boson mass, thus addressing the little hierarchy problem. The inert scalar could provide a viable dark matter candidate. Direct detection of this scalar singlet in nuclear scattering experiments is possible with a cross section within reach of future experiments.
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