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Published on: November 15, 2013
A review of μ-τ flavor symmetry in neutrino physics
Zhi-Zhong Xing1, Zhen-Hua Zhao1,2
1Institute of High Energy Physics and School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Behind the observed pattern of lepton flavor mixing is a partial or approximate μ-τ flavor symmetry-a milestone on our road to the true origin of neutrino masses and flavor structures. In this review article we first describe the features of μ-τ permutation and reflection symmetries, and then explore their various consequences on model building and neutrino phenomenology. We pay particular attention to soft μ-τ symmetry breaking, which is crucial for our deeper understanding of the fine effects of flavor mixing and CP violation.
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