Horizontal symmetries of leptons with a massless neutrino

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2013.11.003zbMATH Open1331.81388arXiv1306.1890OpenAlexW2045517245MaRDI QIDQ5963905FDOQ5963905

Authors: Anjan S. Joshipura, Ketan M. Patel 

Publication date: 26 February 2016

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Residual symmetry $G_u$ of neutrino mass matrix with a massless neutrino and embedding of $G_u$ and the residual symmetry $G_l$ of the charged lepton mass matrix into finite discrete groups $G$ is discussed. Massless neutrino results if $G_u$ and hence $G$ are subgroups of $U(3)$ rather than of $SU(3)$. Structure of the resulting leptonic mixing matrix $U_{PMNS}$ is discussed in three specific examples based on groups (a) $Sigma(3N^3)$, (b) $Sigma(2N^2)$ and (c) $S_4(2)equiv{A}_{4}times{Z}_4$. $Sigma(3N^3)$ groups are able to reproduce either the second or the third column of $U_{PMNS}$ correctly. $Sigma(2N^2)$ groups lead to prediction $het{a}_{13}=0$, $het{a}_{23}=fracpi4$ for the reactor and atmospheric mixing angles respectively if neutrino mass hierarchy is inverted. Solar angle remains undetermined in this case. This also gets determined when $G=S_4(2)$ which can give bi-maximal mixing for inverted hierarchy. Examples (b) and (c) provide a good zeroth order approximation to realistic leptonic mixing with a massless neutrino. We also present an example of the specific model based on $S_4(2)$ symmetry in which a massless neutrino and viable leptonic mixing angles are obtained.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1306.1890

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations (81R05) Other elementary particle theory in quantum theory (81V25)

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