Minimal Mass Matrices for Dirac Neutrinos

Abstract

We consider the possibility of neutrinos being Dirac particles and study minimal mass matrices with as much zero entries as possible. We find that up to 5 zero entries are allowed. Those matrices predict one vanishing mass state, CP conservation and U_{e3} either zero or proportional to R, where R is the ratio of the solar and atmospheric Δm^2. Matrices containing 4 zeros can be classified in categories predicting U_{e3} = 0, U_{e3} \neq 0 but no CP violation or |U_{e3}| \neq 0 and possible CP violation. Some cases allow to set constraints on the neutrino masses. The characteristic value of U_{e3} capable of distinguishing some of the cases with non-trivial phenomenological consequences is about R/2 \sin 2 θ_{12}. Matrices containing 3 and less zero entries imply (with a few exceptions) no correlation for the observables. We outline models leading to the textures based on the Froggatt-Nielsen mechanism or the non-Abelian discrete symmetry D_4 \times Z_2.

32 pages, 3 figures. Comments and references added. To appear in JHEP

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