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Analytic structure of the MNS matrix with diagonal reflection symmetries

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-09-09 v3

Abstract

In this paper, we survey the analytic structure of the MNS matrix with diagonal reflection symmetries. If the mass matrix of charged leptons mem_{e} is hierarchical (i.e., (me)33mτ(me)1i,j1|(m_{e})_{33}| \simeq m_{\tau} \gg |(m_{e})_{1i , j1}|), by neglecting the 1-3 mixing of mem_{e}, the MNS matrix is represented by four parameters and several sign degrees of freedom. By substituting the three observed mixing angles θij\theta_{ij} as input parameters, the Dirac phase δ\delta and the Majorana phases α2,3\alpha_{2,3} are represented by functions of the 1-2 mixing of charged leptons ses_{e}. The effective mass of double beta decay meem_{ee} is also displayed as a function of ses_{e} and the lightest neutrino mass m1or3m_{1 \, \rm or \, 3}. Because the generalized CP symmetries restrict the effective mass to near the maximum or minimum value in the whole parameter region, several scenarios are suggested to be excluded by the latest limit of the KAMLAND-Zen collaboration.

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@article{arxiv.2206.13024,
  title  = {Analytic structure of the MNS matrix with diagonal reflection symmetries},
  author = {Masaki J. S. Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.13024},
  year   = {2025}
}

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10 pages, 4 figures