Tripartite neutrino mass matrix

The 3 X 3 Majorana neutrino mass matrix is written as a sum of 3 terms, i.e. M_nu = M_A + M_B + M_C, where M_A is proportional to the identity matrix and M_B and M_C are invariant under different Z_3 transformations. This M_nu is very suitable for understanding atmospheric and solar neutrino oscillations, with sin^2 (2 theta_atm) and tan^2 (theta_sol) fixed at 1 and 0.5 respectively, in excellent agreement with present data. It has in fact been proposed before, but only as an ansatz. This paper uncovers its underlying symmetry, thus allowing a complete theory of leptons and quarks to be constructed.

neutrino: mass
neutrino: Majorana
neutrino: solar
neutrino: atmosphere
neutrino: oscillation
Higgs particle: multiplet
doublet: 3
tau: leptonic decay
tau: branching ratio
symmetry: Z(3)

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