S3 symmetry and tri-bimaximal mixing

R. N. Mohapatra, S. Nasri, Hai Bo Yu

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Abstract

The near maximal value for the atmospheric neutrino mixing angle together with the fact that the solar mixing angle satisfies the relation sin2 θȯ ≃ frac(1, 3) is the basis for the so-called tri-bimaximal mixing when θ13 = 0. In this Letter, we explore the possibility that tri-bimaximal mixing is an indication of a softly broken higher leptonic symmetry S3, the permutation of three lepton families that embeds the μ - τ exchange symmetry of leptons.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)318-321
Number of pages4
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume639
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 10 2006
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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