Connection between the neutrino seesaw mechanism and properties of the Majorana neutrino mass matrix

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.71.111301· OSTI ID:20709424

Ma, Ernest ^[1]

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1. Physics Department, University of California, Riverside, California 92521 (United States)

If it can be ascertained experimentally that the 3x3 Majorana neutrino mass matrix M{sub {nu}} has vanishing determinants for one or more of its 2x2 submatrices, it may be interpreted as supporting evidence for the theoretically well-known canonical seesaw mechanism. I show how these two things are connected and offer a realistic M{sub {nu}} with two zero subdeterminants as an example.

• OSTI ID: 20709424
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 71, Issue 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.71.111301; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MATRIX ELEMENTS
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PARTICLE MODELS
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