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Unitarity violation in sequential neutrino mixing in a model of extra dimensions

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-10-29 v1

Abstract

We investigate the possibility of unitarity violation in the sequential neutrino mixing matrix in a scenario with extra compact spacelike dimensions. Gauge singlet neutrinos are assumed to propagate in one extra dimension, giving rise to an infinite tower of states in the effective four-dimensional theory. It is shown that this leads to small lepton-number violating entries in the neutrino mass matrix, which can violate unitarity on the order of one per cent.

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@article{arxiv.0907.0099,
  title  = {Unitarity violation in sequential neutrino mixing in a model of extra dimensions},
  author = {Subhaditya Bhattacharya and Paramita Dey and Biswarup Mukhopadhyaya},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.0099},
  year   = {2009}
}

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16 pages, 2 tables