We propose a generalized µ − τ reflection symmetry to constrain the lepton flavor mixing parameters. We obtain a new correlation between the atmospheric mixing angle θ23 and the "Dirac" CP violation phase δCP. Only in a specific limit our proposed CP transformation reduces to standard µ − τ reflection, for which θ23 and δCP are both maximal. The "Majorana" phases are predicted to lie at their CP-conserving values with important implications for the neutrinoless double beta decay rates. We also study the phenomenological implications of our scheme for present and future neutrino oscillation experiments including T2K, NOνA and DUNE.
The physics responsible for gauge coupling unification may also induce small
neutrino masses. We propose a novel gauge mediated radiative seesaw mechanism
for calculable neutrino masses. These arise from quantum corrections mediated
by new $SU(3)_c \times SU(2)_L \times U(1)_X$ (3-3-1) gauge bosons and the
physics driving gauge coupling unification. Gauge couplings unify for a 3-3-1
scale in the TeV range, making the model directly testable at the LHC.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures. Matches version accepted for publication in
Phys.Rev.D. Rapid Communication
We provide a classification of generalized CP symmetries preserved by the neutrino mass matrix according to the number of zero entries in the associated transformation matrix. We determine the corresponding constrained form of the lepton mixing matrix, characterized by correlations between the mixing angles and the CP violating phases. We compare with the corresponding restrictions from current neutrino oscillation global fits and show that, in some cases, the Dirac CP phase characterizing oscillations is highly constrained. Implications for current and upcoming long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments T2K, NOνA and DUNE, as well as neutrinoless double beta decay experiments are discussed. We also study the cosmological implications of such schemes for leptogenesis.
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