Flavor Unification and Discrete Nonabelian Symmetries

Abstract

Grand unified theories with fermions transforming as irreducible representations of a discrete nonabelian flavor symmetry can lead to realistic fermion masses, without requiring very small fundamental parameters. We construct a specific example of a supersymmetric GUT based on the flavor symmetry $\Delta (75)$ --- a subgroup of $SU(3)$ --- which can explain the observed quark and lepton masses and mixing angles. The model predicts $\tan \beta \simeq 2-5$ and gives a $\tau$ neutrino mass $m_{\nu }\simeq M_p/G_F{M}_{GUT}^2=10$ eV, with other neutrino masses much lighter. Combined constraints of light quark masses and perturbative unification place flavor symmetry breaking near the GUT scale; it may be possible to probe these extremely high energies by continuing the search for flavor changing neutral currents.

24 pages, UCSD-PTH-93-30 (uuencoded file; requires epsf.tex, available from this bulletin board)

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