
Massive Neutrinos In Physics And Astrophysics.
Title:
Massive Neutrinos In Physics And Astrophysics.
Author:
Mohapatra, Rabindra N.
ISBN:
9789812562203
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Edition:
3rd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (474 pages)
Contents:
Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the second edition -- From the preface to the first edition -- Notations -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 History -- 1.2 Four-Fermi interaction -- 1.2.1 Modern form of four-Fermi interaction -- 1.2.2 Fierz transformation -- 1.2.3 Problems with the four-Fermi interaction -- 1.3 Symmetries and forces -- 1.3.1 Global symmetries -- 1.3.2 Local symmetries -- 1.3.3 Spontaneous breaking of symmetries -- 1.4 Renormalizability and anomalies -- 2 The standard model and the neutrino -- 2.1 Gauge interactions in the standard model -- 2.2 Neutral current interactions of neutrinos -- 2.3 Neutrino-electron scattering in the standard model -- 2.3.1 e and e scattering -- 2.3.2 e and e scattering -- 2.3.3 Neutrino pair Production -- 2.4 Neutrino-nucleon scattering in the standard model -- 2.4.1 Quasi-elastic eN and eN scattering -- 2.4.2 Deep inelastic scattering of neutrinos off nucleons -- 2.5 Neutrino mass in the standard model -- 3 Massive neutrinos -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Theoretical motivations for neutrino mass -- 3.3 Questions related to neutrino mass -- 3.4 Tests of neutrino mass -- 3.4.1 Kinematic tests -- 3.4.2 Exclusive tests -- 3.5 Evidences of neutrino mass -- 4 Dirac versus Majorana masses -- 4.1 Two-component spinor field -- 4.2 Mathematical definition of a Majorana field -- 4.3 Different representations of Dirac matrices -- 4.3.1 Dirac representation -- 4.3.2 Majorana representation -- 4.3.3 Other representations -- 4.4 Majorana neutrinos and discrete symmetries of space-time -- 4.4.1 Properties under C -- 4.4.2 Properties under CP -- 4.4.3 Properties under CPT -- 4.5 Majorana basis of mass terms -- 4.6 The two-component basis in a different notation -- 4.7 Feynman rules involving Majorana neutrinos -- 4.8 Diagonalization of fermion mass matrices -- 5 Neutrino oscillations.
5.1 Theory of neutrino oscillations -- 5.1.1 Oscillation formula for mono-energetic neutrinos -- 5.1.2 Oscillation formula for three flavors -- 5.1.3 More sophisticated derivations -- 5.2 Experimental searches -- 5.2.1 Basic strategies -- 5.2.2 Effect of energy spread -- 5.2.3 Results -- 5.3 Atmospheric neutrinos -- 5.4 Oscillation with unstable neutrinos -- 5.5 Neutrino oscillations in matter -- 5.5.1 Uniform matter background -- 5.5.2 Non-uniform matter background and resonant oscillation -- 6 Solar neutrinos -- 6.1 Source of neutrinos in the sun -- 6.2 Solar neutrino detection techniques -- 6.2.1 Radiochemical detection -- 6.2.2 Water Cerenkov detection -- 6.2.3 Heavy water detection -- 6.3 History of solar neutrino detection -- 6.3.1 The solar neutrino puzzle -- 6.3.2 Reflections on the puzzle -- 6.3.3 New light on the puzzle -- 6.4 Solar neutrino flux and neutrino oscillations -- 6.4.1 Vacuum oscillations -- 6.4.2 Resonant oscillation in solar matter -- 6.5 Other factors that might affect solar neutrino flux -- 6.5.1 Neutrino decay -- 6.5.2 Neutrino magnetic moment -- 6.5.3 Violation of the equivalence principle for neutrinos -- 6.6 Implications and outlook -- 7 Neutrino mass in s SU( 2 )L X U(1)Y models -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Models with enlarged fermion sector -- 7.2.1 A simple model with Dirac neutrinos -- 7.2.2 Neutrino mixing -- 7.2.3 Shortcomings of the model -- 7.2.4 The complete model with right handed neutrinos -- 7.3 Models with expanded Higgs sector -- 7.3.1 Adding a triplet -- 7.3.2 Model with a singly charged singlet -- 7.3.3 Model with doubly charged singlet -- 7.4 The method of flavor diagrams -- 7.5 Models with spontaneous B - L violation -- 7.5.1 Constraints on Majoron models -- 7.5.2 Majoron in the model with right-handed neutrinos -- 7.5.3 Majorons in models with extended Higgs sector.
8 Neutrino mass in Left-Right symmetric models -- 8.1 The gauge sector -- 8.1.1 Symmetry breaking -- 8.1.2 Constraints on the masses of the gauge bosons -- 8.2 Majorana neutrinos -- 8.2.1 The see-saw mechanism -- 8.2.2 Implications of TeV scale WR models for leptons -- 8.3 Physics involving right-handed neutrinos -- 8.3.1 Flavor changing neutral currents -- 8.3.2 Decay of the right-handed neutrinos -- 8.4 Naturalness of the see-saw formula -- 8.5 Dirac neutrinos -- 9 Neutrino mass in Grand unified models -- 9.1 SU(5) -- 9.2 Neutrino masses in SU(5) model -- 9.3 SO(10) -- 9.4 Neutrino mass in SO(10) models -- Intermediate MBL scenario [Eq. (9.31)] -- Loop-induced heavy mass for NR -- 9.5 Predictive SO( 10) scenarios for neutrino masses -- 9.6 Neutrino masses in E6 -- 10 Neutrino mass in supersymmetric models -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 The Lagrangian for supersymmetric field theories -- 10.3 Soft breaking of supersymmetry -- 10.4 Supersymmetric standard model -- 10.5 Neutrino mass in MSSM -- 10.6 Supersymmetric Left-Right model -- 11 Large neutrino mixings -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Hints for understanding large mixings -- 11.3 Mass matrices for neutrinos -- 11.3.1 Diagonalization of the neutrino mass matrix -- 11.3.2 Example of the Zee model -- 11.3.3 Patterns for mass matrices -- 11.4 Symmetries and neutrino mass textures -- 11.4.1 Two generation example with a discrete symmetry -- 11.4.2 Three generation case with continuous symmetries -- 11.4.3 Maximal mixing matrix -- 11.5 Radiative corrections and large mixings -- 11.6 Sum-rules and large mixings -- 12 Kinematic tests of neutrino mass -- 12.1 Beta decay and the mass of the e -- 12.1.1 The electron spectrum -- 12.1.2 Discussion of experimental efforts -- 12.1.3 Effect of neutrino mixing -- 12.2 Pion decay and the mass of the -- 12.3 Tau decay and the mass of the -- 12.4 The confusion theorem.
13 Electromagnetic properties of neutrinos -- 13.1 Electromagnetic form factors of a neutrino -- 13.1.1 Form factors of a Dirac neutrino -- 13.1.2 Form factors of a Majorana neutrino -- 13.1.3 Form factors for a Weyl neutrino -- 13.2 Kinematics of radiative decays -- 13.3 Model calculations of dipole moments and radiative lifetime -- 13.3.1 SU( 2)L X U(1)Y model with Dirac neutrinos -- 13.3.2 SU(2)L X U(1)Y models with Majorana neutrinos -- 13.3.3 Left-right symmetric model -- 13.4 Large magnetic moment and small neutrino mass -- 14 Double beta decay -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Kinematical properties -- 14.3 Neutrinoless double beta decay in SU(2)L X U(1)Y models -- 14.3.1 Light Majorana neutrino exchange -- 14.3.2 Heavy Majorana neutrino exchange -- 14.3.3 Exchange of doubly charged Higgs boson -- 14.4 Neutrinoless double beta decay in Left- Right models -- 14.4.1 Light neutrino exchange -- 14.4.2 Heavy Majorana neutrino exchange -- 14.4.3 Heavy-light neutrino mixing -- 14.4.4 Higgs exchange contribution -- 14.5 Neutrinoless double beta decay in supersymmetric models -- 14.6 Majoron emission in decay -- 14.7 Neutrino mass and decay -- 15 Related processes -- 15.1 Lepton flavor changing processes -- 15.1.1 Radiative decays of muon and tau -- 15.1.2 Decays of and T into charged leptons -- 15.1.3 Muonium-antimuonium transition -- 15.1.4 Semi-leptonic processes -- 15.2 CP-violation in the leptonic sector -- 15.2.1 CP-violating phases in the fermion mass matrix -- 15.2.2 Rephasing invariants -- 15.2.3 CP violation in the light neutrino sector -- 15.2.4 Electric dipole moment of the electron -- 16 Neutrino properties in material media -- 16.1 Dispersion relation of neutrinos in a medium -- 16.1.1 The general structure -- 16.1.2 Propagators in a thermal medium -- 16.1.3 Calculation of the dispersion relation of neutrinos.
16.2 Electromagnetic properties of neutrinos in a medium -- 16.2.1 General considerations -- 16.2.2 Calculation of the vertex in a background of electrons -- 16.2.3 Induced electric charge of neutrinos -- 16.2.4 Radiative neutrino decay in a medium -- 16.3 Other effects -- 17 Neutrinos from supernovae -- 17.1 Qualitative picture of supernova collapse -- 17.2 Flux of supernova neutrinos -- 17.3 Neutrino properties implied by SN1987A observations -- 17.3.1 Neutrino mass -- 17.3.2 Neutrino lifetime -- 17.3.3 Magnetic moment of the neutrino -- 17.3.4 Electric charge of neutrino -- 17.3.5 Strength of right-handed weak interactions -- 17.3.6 Radiative decay of neutrinos -- 17.3.7 Bounds on Majoronic decay modes -- 17.3.8 Bound on neutrino mixings -- 17.3.9 Test of weak equivalence principle for neutrinos -- 17.4 Inferring neutrino spectrum from nearby supernovae -- 18 Neutrino cosmology -- 18.1 The Big Bang model -- 18.1.1 Cosmological evolution -- 18.1.2 Early universe -- 18.2 Neutrino decoupling -- 18.3 Nucleosynthesis and the number of neutrino species -- 18.4 Constraints on stable neutrino properties -- 18.4.1 Bound on the degeneracy of massless neutrinos -- 18.4.2 Bound on light neutrino masses -- 18.4.3 Bound on degenerate light neutrinos -- 18.4.4 Bound on heavy stable neutrino masses -- 18.5 Constraints on heavy unstable neutrinos -- 18.6 Limits for radiative neutrino decays -- 18.7 Limits on neutrino properties from nucleosynthesis -- 18.7.1 Limit on interaction of right-handed neutrinos -- 18.7.2 Neutrino mass -- 18.7.3 Neutrino magnetic moment -- 18.8 Neutrinos and dark matter in the universe -- 18.8.1 Galactic halos and neutrinos -- 18.8.2 Galaxy formation and neutrinos -- 18.9 Leptogenesis and baryogenesis -- 18.9.1 Connection between baryogenesis and neutrinos -- 18.9.2 Details of the right handed neutrino decay mechanism.
19 Sterile neutrinos.
Abstract:
The recent groundbreaking discovery of nonzero neutrino masses andoscillations has put the spotlight on massive neutrinos as one of thekey windows on physics beyond the standard model as well as into theearly universe. This third edition of the invaluable book MassiveNeutrinos in Physics and Astrophysics is an introduction to thevarious issues related to the theory and phenomenology of massiveneutrinos for the nonexpert, providing at the same time a complete andup-to-date discussion on the latest results in the field for theactive researcher. It is designed not merely to be a guide but also asa self-contained tool for research with all the necessary techniquesand logics included. Specially emphasized are the various implicationsof neutrino discoveries for the nature of new forces. Elementarydiscussions on topics such as grand unification, leftârightsymmetry and supersymmetry are presented. The most recent cosmologicaland astrophysical implications of massive neutrinos are also dealtwith.
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