F-theory and neutrinos: Kaluza-Klein dilution of flavor hierarchy

DOI10.1007/JHEP01(2010)061zbMATH Open1269.81204arXiv0904.1419OpenAlexW3098323659MaRDI QIDQ359277FDOQ359277

Authors: Vincent Bouchard, Jonathan J. Heckman, Jihye Sofia Seo, Cumrun Vafa 

Publication date: 9 August 2013

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study minimal implementations of Majorana and Dirac neutrino scenarios in F-theory GUT models. In both cases the mass scale of the neutrinos m_nu ~ (M_weak)^2/M_UV arises from integrating out Kaluza-Klein modes, where M_UV is close to the GUT scale. The participation of non-holomorphic Kaluza-Klein mode wave functions dilutes the mass hierarchy in comparison to the quark and charged lepton sectors, in agreement with experimentally measured mass splittings. The neutrinos are predicted to exhibit a "normal" mass hierarchy, with masses m_3,m_2,m_1 ~ .05*(1,(alpha_GUT)^(1/2),alpha_GUT) eV. When the interactions of the neutrino and charged lepton sectors geometrically unify, the neutrino mixing matrix exhibits a mild hierarchical structure such that the mixing angles theta_23 and theta_12 are large and comparable, while theta_13 is expected to be smaller and close to the Cabibbo angle: theta_13 ~ theta_C ~ (alpha_GUT)^(1/2) ~ 0.2. This suggests that theta_13 should be near the current experimental upper bound.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0904.1419

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zbMATH Keywords

F-theoryGUTneutrino physicscompactification and string models

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Weak interaction in quantum theory (81V15) Gravitational interaction in quantum theory (81V17) Unified quantum theories (81V22) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15)

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