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U(2) is Right for Leptons and Left for Quarks

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arxiv 2311.09288 v2 pith:TBBJCXET submitted 2023-11-15 hep-ph hep-ex

U(2) is Right for Leptons and Left for Quarks

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We posit that the distinct patterns observed in fermion masses and mixings are due to a minimally broken $\mathrm{U}(2)_{q+e}$ flavor symmetry acting on left-handed quarks and right-handed charged leptons, giving rise to an accidental $\mathrm{U}(2)^5$ symmetry at the renormalizable level without imposing selection rules on the Weinberg operator. We show that the symmetry can be consistently gauged by explicit examples and comment on realizations in $\mathrm{SU}(5)$ unification. Via a model-independent SMEFT analysis, we find that selection rules due to $\mathrm{U}(2)_{q+e}$ enhance the importance of charged lepton flavor violation as a probe, where significant experimental progress is expected in the near future.

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