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1–7 Jun 2014
Boston University
US/Eastern timezone

Predictions from High Scale Mixing Unification Hypothesis

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Metcalf Auditorium (Boston University)

Metcalf Auditorium

Boston University

George Sherman Union 775 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215
Board: 113
Poster Theory / Phenomenology

Speaker

Dr Rahul Srivastava (Institute of Mathematical Sciences)

Description

Starting with 'High Scale Mixing Unification' hypothesis, we investigate the renormalization group evolution of mixing parameters and masses for both Dirac and Majorana type neutrinos. Following this hypothesis, the PMNS mixing parameters are taken to be identical to the CKM ones at a unifying high scale. Then, they are evolved to a low scale using MSSM renormalization-group equations. For both type of neutrinos, the renormalization group evolution “naturally” results in a non-zero and small value of leptonic mixing angle θ13. One of the important predictions of this analysis is that, in both cases, the mixing angle θ23 is non-maximal and lies only in the second octant. We also elaborate on the important differences between Dirac and Majorana neutrinos within our framework and how to experimentally distinguish between the two scenarios. Furthermore, for both cases, we also derive constraints on the allowed parameter range for the SUSY breaking and unification scales, for which this hypothesis works. The results are novel and can be tested by present and future experiments.

Primary authors

Dr Rahul Srivastava (Institute of Mathematical Sciences) Dr Rahul Srivastava (Institute of Mathematical Sciences)

Co-authors

Prof. G Rajasekaran (Institute of Mathematical Sciences) Dr Gauhar Abbas (Instituto de Física Corpuscular, CSIC, University of Valencia) Dr Saurabh Gupta (Institute of Mathematical Sciences)

Presentation materials