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Yukawa textures due to selection rules in magnetized orbifold models
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Submitted 22 Oct 2026 · 69 references
Pith's verdict: A thorough and honest classification of Yukawa textures from magnetized T^2/Z2 and T^2/Z4 orbifolds, with the NNI pattern clearly favored within the stated assumptions.
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The paper claims
The nearest-neighbor interaction (NNI) Yukawa texture is statistically favored in magnetized T^2/Z2 orbifold models, and this pattern cannot be derived from ordinary group symmetries.
The reading
What carries the argument
The core machinery is the non-invertible multiplication rule of conjugacy classes derived from the Z2 gauging of Z_M symmetry, which corresponds to the selection rule for zero modes on the $T^{2}$/Z2 orbifold. Zero modes combine as ψ_j ± ψ_{M−j}, creating classes [g^k] = {g^k, $g^{{−k}}$} (and half-integer analogues when Scherk-Schwarz phases are present). A Yukawa coupling is allowed if the trivial class [$g^{0}$] appears in the fusion product of the classes of the three participating fields. This rule determines which entries of the 3×3 Yukawa matrix are non-zero and leads to the observed textures.
Extended reading notes
Core claim
The central discovery is that the nearest-neighbor interaction (NNI) texture—a Yukawa matrix with zeros in the (1,1), (1,3), (2,2), and (3,1) entries—is statistically the most favored pattern in magnetized $T^{2}$/Z2 orbifold models with three generations. This texture cannot be realized by conventional group symmetries unless the symmetry is broken or multiple Higgs fields are introduced. When the flavor assignments of left-handed and right-handed fermions differ (as in an SU(5)-like structure), the NNI texture is especially dominant. The paper also finds nontrivial textures in $T^{2}$/Z4 orbifold models, including some with additional cancellations that yield entries vanishing beyond the selection rules, further enriching the possible patterns.
Load-bearing premise
The analysis assumes that only bulk zero-mode wavefunctions contribute to the Yukawa couplings, neglecting possible localized modes at orbifold fixed points, which the authors acknowledge as a limitation for future work.
Editorial extensions
If this is right
- Quark mass matrices with the NNI texture can emerge naturally from the geometry of extra dimensions without requiring ad hoc flavor symmetries.
- The statistical prevalence of NNI textures provides a bottom-up rationale for fitting observed quark mixing angles and mass ratios.
- In T^2/Z4 orbifold models, additional cancellations produce textures with five or more zeros, which may be relevant for neutrino mass models or for solving the strong CP problem without an axion.
- The framework can be extended to other orbifold compactifications (e.g., T^2/Z3, T^2/Z6) to predict new texture classes.
Reading between the lines
- If the NNI texture is indeed the most generic outcome of such compactifications, realistic quark masses might require only mild corrections from higher-dimensional operators or threshold effects.
- The success of traditional flavor symmetries (such as A4 or S3) in fitting data could be reinterpreted as an effective description of the underlying non-invertible selection rules.
- The explicit numerical study of Yukawa couplings for specific flux configurations, which the authors defer to future work, could confirm or refine the statistical prevalence of the textures found here.
Original abstract
We study systematically Yukawa textures, which can be derived from magnetized $T^2/\mathbf{Z}_2$ and $T^2/\mathbf{Z}_4$ orbifold models with various magnetic fluxes and Scherk-Schwarz phases. Remarkably, the nearest neighbor interaction pattern as well as the diagonal Yukawa matrix is statistically favorable in $T^2/\mathbf{Z}_2$ orbifold models. Also, in $T^2/\mathbf{Z}_4$ orbifold models, selection rules are nontrivial and lead to textures, which cannot be derived from group-theoretical symmetries.
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We study systematically Yukawa textures, which can be derived from magnetized $T^2/\mathbf{Z}_2$ and $T^2/\mathbf{Z}_4$ orbifold models with various magnetic fluxes and Scherk-Schwarz phases. Remarkably, the nearest neighbor interaction pattern as well as the diagonal Yukawa matrix is statistically favorable in $T^2/\mathbf{Z}_2$ orbifold models. Also, in $T^2/\mathbf{Z}_4$ orbifold models, selection rules are nontrivial and lead to textures, which cannot be derived from group-theoretical symmetries.
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| # | sentence | role | the authors' own work | states the main conclusion | strength |
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| s0 | We study systematically Yukawa textures, which can be derived from magnetized $T^2/\mathbf{Z}_2$ and $T^2/\mathbf{Z}_4$ orbifold models with various magnetic fluxes and Scherk-Schwarz phases. | contribution 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.09 | asserted 0.93 |
| s1 | Remarkably, the nearest neighbor interaction pattern as well as the diagonal Yukawa matrix is statistically favorable in $T^2/\mathbf{Z}_2$ orbifold models. | result 1.00 | 0.85 | 0.41 | asserted 0.80 |
| s2 | Also, in $T^2/\mathbf{Z}_4$ orbifold models, selection rules are nontrivial and lead to textures, which cannot be derived from group-theoretical symmetries. | result 0.98 | 0.83 | 0.23 | asserted 1.00 |
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