Quantum Phase Space Symmetry and Sterile Neutrinos

TL;DR

This paper explores the symmetry of quantum phase space related to Linear Canonical Transformations and proposes a novel framework suggesting sterile neutrinos may be connected to this symmetry, offering new insights into neutrino physics.

Contribution

It introduces a new formalism linking quantum phase space symmetries to sterile neutrinos, providing a novel theoretical approach in neutrino physics.

Findings

Spin representation of LCT group suggests sterile neutrinos existence

New mathematical framework for neutrino physics

Potential link between phase space symmetry and beyond Standard Model particles

Abstract

On one hand, the concept of Quantum Phase Space which is compatible with the uncertainty principle has been considered recently. It has also been shown that a natural symmetry that can be associated with this quantum phase space is the symmetry corresponding to Linear Canonical Transformations (LCTs). On the other hand, sterile neutrinos are hypothetical particles that are expected to be important for the understanding of physics beyond the current standard model of particle physics. The existence of these particles are suggested both from theoretical and experimental sides. In this work, the objective is to discuss about the symmetry of quantum phase space corresponding to the LCT group and its relation to the possible existence of sterile neutrinos. It is shown that the spin representation of the LCT group associated to the quantum phase, for a signature (1, 4), suggests the existence of sterile neutrinos and lead to a new way for describing them. The mathematical formalism developed in this work provides a new framework for the study of neutrinos physics.