Neutrino oscillations and flavor theories

TL;DR

This paper reviews neutrino mixing patterns, tests of unitarity, mass generation mechanisms, and explores an orbifold approach to flavor physics, linking theoretical models with experimental implications like neutrinoless double beta decay.

Contribution

It introduces an orbifold approach to the flavor problem and discusses its implications for neutrino mass relations and oscillation predictions.

Findings

Neutrino mixing patterns can describe oscillation data effectively.

Orbifold models suggest specific quark-lepton mass relations.

Predictions for neutrinoless double beta decay are discussed.

Abstract

I discuss neutrino mixing ansatze, such as the generalized Tri-bimaximal and bi-large mixing patterns, and their utility in describing the oscillation data. Unitarity tests and probes of the absolute neutrino mass scale are briefly discussed. A short overview of neutrino mass generation is given. I discuss an orbifold approach to the flavor problem and the resulting implications, e.g. the golden quark-lepton mass relation, neutrinoless double beta decay and neutrino oscillation predictions.