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Neutrinoless double {beta} decay and {ital CP} violation

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D
 [1];  [2]
  1. Physics Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A7 (Canada)
  2. Theory Group, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad-380009 (India)
We study the relation between the Majorana neutrino mass matrices and the neutrinoless double {beta} decay when {ital CP} is not conserved. We give an explicit form of the decay rate in terms of a rephasing-invariant quantity and demonstrate that in the presence of {ital CP} violation there must be neutrinoless double {beta} decay in the case of two neutrino generations (or when the third generation leptons do not mix with other leptons and hence decouple).
OSTI ID:
76545
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D, Journal Name: Physical Review, D Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 52; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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