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Renormalization effects on neutrino masses and mixing in a string-inspired SU(4) X SU(2)_L X SU(2)_R X U(1)_X model
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Submitted 28 Mar 2006 · 57 references
Pith's verdict: A competent existence proof for a two-singlet Pati-Salam neutrino model, with the usual caveat that the agreement is fitted, not predicted.
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The paper
The paper claims
A supersymmetric string-inspired SU(4)×SU(2)_L×SU(2)_R×U(1)_X model with two U(1)_X-charged singlets can reproduce the measured neutrino mass splittings and mixing angles after renormalization-group running.
The reading
What carries the argument
The mechanism that carries the argument is the pair of $\mathrm{U}(1)_X$-charged singlets $\varphi$ and $\chi$ together with the fractional charge assignments that make the second singlet's vev appear only in the heavy Majorana matrix. Three expansion parameters organize the mass matrices: $\epsilon=b_1\sqrt{\eta}$, $\epsilon'=\sqrt{\eta}$, and $\epsilon''=b_2\eta$, where $\eta\approx5\times10^{-2}$ is fixed by quark masses and mixings. The Clebsch–Gordan coefficients $C^f_{ij}$ select which operators contribute to $Y_u$, $Y_d$, $Y_e$, and $Y_\nu$, with assigned values such as $C^d_{22}=1/3$, $C^u_{23}=3$, and several vanishing entries producing the textures in Eq. (11). The heavy right-handed neutrino matrix $M_N$ is then a texture of powers of $\eta$ multiplied by $b_2$, and the light neutrino matrix follows from the seesaw formula $m_\nu=-m_{D\nu}M_N^{-1}m_{D\nu}^T$. The renormalization-group equations above, between, and below the seesaw thresholds turn this high-scale texture into the low-energy observables, and that step is what makes the difference between viable and non-viable parameter choices.
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Core claim
On the paper's own terms, the central result is that the previously studied one-singlet 4-4-2 model fails the low-energy neutrino constraints because the resulting light neutrino masses are too large, whereas adding a second $\mathrm{U}(1)_X$ singlet $\chi$ with fractional charge repairs the neutrino sector without altering the successful quark and charged-lepton textures. The charge assignments ($x=-6/5$ for $H$, $z'=-3/5$ for $\chi$) make operators with powers of $\chi$ negligible for Dirac masses, while the Majorana mass matrix is built from operators $(\langle H\overline{H}\rangle/M_U^2)^n\,\langle\chi\rangle/M_U$, so the whole matrix is proportional to the parameter $b_2$. The seesaw formula then gives a normal-hierarchical light spectrum, and the renormalization-group evolution from the 4-4-2 breaking scale to $M_Z$ produces the paper's ten solutions in agreement with atmospheric and solar oscillation data. The paper emphasizes that the mass hierarchy at the GUT scale is larger than at low energy, that the solar angle is stable under running while $\theta_{23}$ and $\theta_{13}$ run more, and that the predicted $\beta\beta_{0\nu}$ mass falls in the normal-hierarchy range accepted by current analyses.
Load-bearing premise
The construction's viability rests on the assumed $\mathrm{U}(1)_X$ charge assignments and Clebsch–Gordan coefficients; if the underlying string theory yields different values, the successful neutrino textures are not guaranteed.
Editorial extensions
If this is right
- If the model is correct, the 1–3 mixing angle $\theta_{13}$ should be found between $0.86^\circ$ and $12.5^\circ$ at $M_Z$.
- Neutrinoless double beta decay searches should see an effective mass $\langle m\rangle$ between $0.00327$ and $0.00852$ eV if the neutrino mass ordering is normal as assumed.
- The neutrino spectrum is normal and hierarchical, so the lightest mass $m_1$ should be clearly smaller than the solar mass-splitting scale.
- The atmospheric mass splitting and $\theta_{23}$ at the GUT scale lie outside the experimentally allowed region in several solutions, so including renormalization running is essential for any high-scale fit to neutrino data.
- Gauge coupling unification at $M_U\simeq1.96\times10^{16}$ GeV with $M_G\simeq9.32\times10^{15}$ GeV requires four pairs of extra $(1,2,1)$ and $(1,1,2)$ states, a definite spectrum for the intermediate-scale theory.
Reading between the lines
- If a fully specified string vacuum later yields Clebsch–Gordan coefficients different from the small set assumed here, the agreement with neutrino data would likely disappear; the construction is a proof of principle that depends on an as-yet-unspecified part of the ultraviolet theory.
- The pattern of a second singlet entering only the Majorana sector could be transplanted to other partially unified flavor models as a way to control the absolute neutrino scale separately from the Dirac textures.
- The ten solutions are chosen by hand among continuous order-one coefficients; a systematic scan of the $\mu_{ij}$ space would show how large the acceptable region is and how much accidental tuning is needed.
- A precise future measurement of $\theta_{13}$ or of $\langle m\rangle$ would not only test this model but also discriminate between high-scale textures that differ mainly in the neutrino sector.
Original abstract
We discuss renormalization effects on neutrino masses and mixing angles in a supersymmetric string-inspired SU(4) X SU(2)_L X SU(2)_R X U(1)_X model, with matter in fundamental and antisymmetric tensor representations and singlet Higgs fields charged under the anomalous U(1)_X family symmetry. The quark, lepton and neutrino Yukawa matrices are distinguished by different Clebsch-Gordan coefficients. The presence of a second U(1)_X breaking singlet with fractional charge allows a more realistic, hierarchical light neutrino mass spectrum with bi-large mixing. By numerical investigation we find a region in the model parameter space where the neutrino mass-squared differences and mixing angles at low energy are consistent with experimental data.
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We discuss renormalization effects on neutrino masses and mixing angles in a supersymmetric string-inspired SU(4) X SU(2)_L X SU(2)_R X U(1)_X model, with matter in fundamental and antisymmetric tensor representations and singlet Higgs fields charged under the anomalous U(1)_X family symmetry. The quark, lepton and neutrino Yukawa matrices are distinguished by different Clebsch-Gordan coefficients. The presence of a second U(1)_X breaking singlet with fractional charge allows a more realistic, hierarchical light neutrino mass spectrum with bi-large mixing. By numerical investigation we find a region in the model parameter space where the neutrino mass-squared differences and mixing angles at low energy are consistent with experimental data.
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| # | sentence | role | the authors' own work | states the main conclusion | strength |
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| s0 | We discuss renormalization effects on neutrino masses and mixing angles in a supersymmetric string-inspired SU(4) X SU(2)_L X SU(2)_R X U(1)_X model, with matter in fundamental and antisymmetric tensor representations and singlet Higgs fields charged under the anomalous U(1)_X family symmetry. | contribution 0.90 | 0.69 | 0.06 | asserted 0.73 |
| s1 | The quark, lepton and neutrino Yukawa matrices are distinguished by different Clebsch-Gordan coefficients. | method 0.60 | 0.26 | 0.03 | asserted 1.00 |
| s2 | The presence of a second U(1)_X breaking singlet with fractional charge allows a more realistic, hierarchical light neutrino mass spectrum with bi-large mixing. | contribution 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.27 | asserted 0.89 |
| s3 | By numerical investigation we find a region in the model parameter space where the neutrino mass-squared differences and mixing angles at low energy are consistent with experimental data. | result 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.75 | asserted 0.88 |
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