Published January 25, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Geometry-free seesaw neutrino masses in curved spacetime

  • 1. Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581 (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502 (Japan)

Description

The seesaw-induced neutrino mass is discussed in a generic class of curved spacetime, including the flat and warped extra dimensions. For Majorana masses in the bulk and on the boundary, the exact forms of seesaw-induced masses are derived by using the Kaluza-Klein mode expansion and the lepton number violating correlator for bulk fermion. It is found that the neutrino mass is determined without the knowledge of wave functions and whole background geometry when the metric factor is fixed on the boundary, e.g. by solving the hierarchy problem.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2009.12.034

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2009.12.034;
arXiv
arXiv:0910.0677v1;
PII
S0370-2693(09)01482-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
683
Journal Issue
4-5
Journal Page Range
p. 289-293
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41089989
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY; LEPTON NUMBER; MASS; METRICS; NEUTRINOS; SPACE-TIME; WAVE FUNCTIONS
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.