Reduction of $S{U}_f(3)\supset SO(3)\supset A_4$ -- The scalar potential

Abstract

We examine the possibility of the flavor symmetry being $S{U}_f(3)$ in which the phenomenologically successful discreet symmetry $A_4$ is embedded. The allowed quadratic and quartic potentials are constructed exploiting the full symmetry chain $SU(3)\supset SO(4)\supset A_4$. The spontaneous symmetry breaking involving the $SU(3)$ octet scalar fields is analyzed.

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