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| Author |
de Gouvea, A.; Herrero-Garcia, J.; Kobach, A. |
| Title |
Neutrino masses, grand unification, and baryon number violation |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
| Volume |
90 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages  |
016011 - 11pp |
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| Abstract |
If grand unification is real, searches for baryon-number violation should be included on the list of observables that may reveal information regarding the origin of neutrino masses. Making use of an effective-operator approach and assuming that nature is SU(5) invariant at very short distances, we estimate the consequences of different scenarios that lead to light Majorana neutrinos for low-energy phenomena that violate baryon number minus lepton number (B – L) by two (or more) units, including neutron-antineutron oscillations and B – L violating nucleon decays. We find that, among all possible effective theories of lepton-number violation that lead to nonzero neutrino masses, only a subset is, broadly speaking, consistent with grand unification. |
| Address |
[de Gouvea, Andre; Herrero-Garcia, Juan; Kobach, Andrew] Northwestern Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Evanston, IL 60208 USA |
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| Publisher |
Amer Physical Soc |
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| Language |
English |
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| ISSN |
1550-7998 |
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| Notes |
WOS:000339482900016 |
Approved |
no |
| Is ISI |
yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
| Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
1860 |
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