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Author (up) Gonzalez Felipe, R.; Ivanov, I.P.; Nishi, C.C.; Serodio, H.; Silva, J.P.
Title Constraining multi-Higgs flavour models Type Journal Article
Year 2014 Publication European Physical Journal C Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. C
Volume 74 Issue 7 Pages 2953 - 12pp
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Abstract To study a flavour model with a non-minimal Higgs sector one must first define the symmetries of the fields; then identify what types of vacua exist and how they may break the symmetries; and finally determine whether the remnant symmetries are compatible with the experimental data. Here we address all these issues in the context of flavour models with any number of Higgs doublets. We stress the importance of analysing the Higgs vacuum expectation values that are pseudo-invariant under the generators of all subgroups. It is shown that the only way of obtaining a physical CKM mixing matrix and, simultaneously, non-degenerate and non-zero quark masses is requiring the vacuum expectation values of the Higgs fields to break completely the full flavour group, except possibly for some symmetry belonging to baryon number. The application of this technique to some illustrative examples, such as the flavour groups Delta (27), A(4) and S-3, is also presented.
Address [Gonzalez Felipe, R.; Silva, Joao P.] ISEL, P-1959007 Lisbon, Portugal, Email: gonzalez@cftp.ist.utl.pt;
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1434-6044 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000350743900002 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 2126
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Author (up) Gonzalez Felipe, R.; Serodio, H.
Title Abelian realization of phenomenological two-zero neutrino textures Type Journal Article
Year 2014 Publication Nuclear Physics B Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Phys. B
Volume 886 Issue Pages 75-92
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Abstract In an attempt at explaining the observed neutrino mass-squared differences and leptonic mixing, lepton mass matrices with zero textures have been widely studied. In the weak basis where the charged lepton mass matrix is diagonal, various neutrino mass matrices with two zeros have been shown to be consistent with the current experimental data. Using the canonical and Smith normal form methods, we construct the minimal Abelian symmetry realizations of these phenomenological two-zero neutrino textures. The implementation of these symmetries in the context of the seesaw mechanism for Majorana neutrino masses is also discussed.
Address [Gonzalez Felipe, R.] Inst Super Engn Lisboa ISEL, P-1959007 Lisbon, Portugal, Email: ricardo.felipe@ist.utl.pt;
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Elsevier Science Bv Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0550-3213 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000341344500005 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1917
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Author (up) Gonzalez Felipe, R.; Serodio, H.; Silva, J.P.
Title Neutrino masses and mixing in A(4) models with three Higgs doublets Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication Physical Review D Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. D
Volume 88 Issue 1 Pages 015015 - 10pp
Keywords
Abstract We study neutrino masses and mixing in the context of flavor models with A(4) symmetry, three scalar doublets in the triplet representation, and three lepton families. We show that there is no representation assignment that yields a dimension-5 mass operator consistent with experiment. We then consider a type-I seesaw with three heavy right-handed neutrinos, explaining in detail why it fails, and allowing us to show that agreement with the present neutrino oscillation data can be recovered with the inclusion of dimension-3 heavy neutrino mass terms that break softly the A(4) symmetry.
Address [Felipe, R. Gonzalez; Silva, Joao P.] Inst Super Engn Lisboa, P-1959007 Lisbon, Portugal, Email: ricardo.felipe@ist.utl.pt;
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1550-7998 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000321737600009 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1499
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