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Takeshi Fukuyama

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Phenomenology in the Zee Model with the A_4 Symmetry

The Zee model generates neutrino masses at the one-loop level by adding charged SU(2)_L-singlet and extra SU(2)_L-doublet scalars to the standard model of particle physics. As the origin of the nontrivial structure of the lepton flavor mixing, we introduce the softly broken A_4 symmetry to the Zee model. This model is compatible with the tribimaximal mixing which agrees well with neutrino oscillation measurements. Then, a sum rule m_1 e^{i alpha_12} + 2 m_2 + 3 m_3 e^{i alpha_32} = 0 is obtained and it results in Delta m^2_31 < 0 and m_3 > 1.8*10^{-2}eV. The effective mass |(M_nu)_{ee}| for the neutrinoless double beta decay is predicted as | (M_ν)_{ee} | > 1.7*10^{-2}eV. The characteristic particles in this model are SU(2)_L-singlet charged Higgs bosons s^+_alpha (alpha=xi,eta,zeta) which are made from a 3-representation of A_4. Contributions of s^+_alpha to the lepton flavor violating decays of charged leptons are almost forbidden by an approximately remaining Z_3 symmetry; only BR(tau to ebar mu mu) can be sizable by the flavor changing neutral current interaction with SU(2)_L-doublet scalars. Therefore, s^+_alpha can be easily light enough to be discovered at the LHC with satisfying current constraints. The flavor structures of BR(s^-_alpha to ell nu) are also discussed.

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Universal Mass Matrix and Leptonic $θ_{13}$ Angle

We propose a universal mixing hypothesis between quark and lepton sectors at high energy scale (probably GUT scale) where quark-lepton universality holds. Namely in the charged lepton diagonal base, all the other mass matrices for up and down quarks and neutrinos are diagonalized by the same unitary matrix except for the phase elements. Thanks to this hypothesis, the observed values of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) quark mixing matrix and the mixing angles $θ_{12}$ and $θ_{23}$ in the Maki-Nakagawa-Sakata (MNS) lepton mixing matrix can predict the unknown magnitudes of the mixing angle $θ_{13}$ and of the CP violating Dirac phase $δ$ in the MNS matrix. Their allowed regions are rather narrow, $0.036<{sin}θ_{13}<0.048$ and $6^\circ<δ<12^\circ$.

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Phenomenology in the Higgs Triplet Model with the A_4 Symmetry

We discuss the phenomenology of doubly and singly charged Higgs bosons (of SU(2)_L-triplet fields) in the simplest A_4-symmetric version of the Higgs Triplet Model. Mass eigenstates of these Higgs bosons are obtained explicitly from the Higgs potential. It is shown that their decays into a pair of leptons have unique flavor structures which can be tested at the LHC if some of their masses are below the TeV scale. Sizable decay rates for tau to bar(mu) e e and tau to bar(e) mu mu can be obtained naturally while other tau to l l' l'', mu to bar(e) e e, and l to l' gamma are almost forbidden in this model. Contributions of these Higgs bosons to the non-standard interactions of neutrinos are also considered.

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Non-thermal Leptogenesis in a simple 5D SO(10) GUT

We discuss the non-thermal leptogenesis in the scheme of 5D orbifold SO(10) GUT with the smooth hybrid inflation. With an unambiguously determined Dirac Yukawa couplings and an assumption for the neutrino mixing matrix of the tri-bimaximal from, we analyze baryon asymmetry of the universe via non-thermal leptogenesis in two typical cases for the light neutrino mass spectrum, the normal and inverted hierarchical cases. The resultant baryon asymmetry is obtained as a function of the lightest mass eigenvalue of the light neutrinos, and we find that a suitable amount of baryon asymmetry of the universe can be produced in the normal hierarchical case, while in the inverted hierarchical case the baryon asymmetry is too small to be consistent with the observation.

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Constraints from muon g-2 and LFV processes in the Higgs Triplet Model

Constraints from the muon anomalous magnetic dipole moment and lepton flavor violating processes are translated into lower bounds on v_Delta*m_H++ in the Higgs Triplet Model by considering correlations through the neutrino mass matrix. The discrepancy of the sign of the contribution to the muon anomalous magnetic dipole moment between the measurement and the prediction in the model is clarified. It is shown that mu to e gamma, tau decays (especially, tau to mu e e), and the muonium conversion can give a more stringent bound on v_Delta*m_H++ than the bound from mu to eee which is expected naively to give the most stringent one.

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Comments on the Tetrad (Vielbeins)

We want to correct the misunderstandings on the tetrad (or veilbeins in general) appeared in many text books or review articles. The tetrad should be defined without any condition. $e_{μa}=\partial_μX_a$ with local Lorentz coordinates $X_a$ ia wrong in many sences: it gives the condition $\partial_μe_{νa}=\partial_νe_{μa}$, which leads us to the trivial result that the cyclic coefficients vanish identically and to the null Riemannian tensor. Also $e_{μa}e_ν^a=g_{μν}$ is not scalar under the local Lorentz transformation etc. We show how these deficits are remedied by the correct definition, $e_{μa}=D_μZ_a$ with local (Anti) de Sitter coordinates $Z_A$.

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Fermions in (Anti) de Sitter Gravity in Four Dimensions

Fermions in (anti) de Sitter gravity theory in four dimensions are considered. Especially we propose new fermion actions to derive a Weyl or Majorana fermion action if we break the AdS (dS) group to the Lorentz group in curved spacetime.

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SO(2,d-1) Gauge Theory of Gravity in d Dimensional Spacetime and $AdS_d/CFT_{d-1}$ Correspondence

Gravity in d dimensions is formulated as the gauge theory of local SO(2,d-1) gauge group. The Chern-Pontryagin index ${\cal P}_{2n}$ plays a crucial role in both gravity and gauge theories. ${\cal P}_{2n}(gravity)$ gives the gravitational Lagrangian in 2n dimensions, having the vacuum solution $AdS_{2n}$. The same but global symmetry is shared with the gauge theories and 0,1-cochains of the Chern-Simon index ${\cal C}_{2n}(gauge)$ take part of $CFT_{2n-1}$ and $CFT_{2n-2}$, respectively. Gravity in odd dimensions is quite analogously formulated to that in even dimensions. This gives new insights on AdS/CFT correspondence.

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Gravitational Field as a Generalized Gauge Field Revisited

We add some comments to our old paper \cite{F-U} where the metric tensor was introduced as the gauge theory of general coordinate transformation. This formulation is more satisfactorily completed than the original one if it is required to be valid for arbitrary n dimensional spacetime. That is, our formulation asserts the presence of extra dimensions positively.

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Detecting Majorana nature of neutrinos in muon and tau decay

The Majorana nature of neutrinos can be detected by the precise measurement of muon decay. This possibility comes from the presence of charged Higgs boson interaction for Majorana neutrinos. We study the effects of the neutrino Yukawa interaction via charged Higgs bosons in muon decay processes such as $μ\to eν\barν$ and $μ\to eγ$. The Higgs triplet model with small vacuum expectation value is of special importance whose neutrino Yukawa coupling can affect significantly muon decays. External neutrino lines in the Feynman diagrams of $μ\to eν\barν$ can be crossed because of its Majorana nature. This fact provides the interference contribution between the W boson exchange diagram and that of charged Higgs boson, which may be detectable in near future experiments.

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Quark Mixing from Mass Matrix Model with Flavor 2 (\leftrightarrow) 3 Symmetry

We consider an universal mass matrix model which has a seesaw-invariant structure with the most general texture based on flavor 2 (\leftrightarrow) 3 symmetry common to all quarks and leptons. The CKM quark mixing matrix of the model is analyzed. It is shown that the model is consistent with all the experimental data of quark mixings by tuning free parameters of the model. We also show that the values of parameters of the present model consistent with the experimental data are not far from the ones of the mass matrix model with a vanishing (1,1) element.

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A simple 5D SO(10) GUT and sparticle masses

Simple supersymmetric SO(10) GUT in five dimensions is proposed, in which the fifth dimension is compactified on the $S^1/(Z_2\times Z_2^\prime)$ orbifold with two inequivalent branes at the orbifold fixed points. In this model, all matter and Higgs multiplets reside on one brane (PS brane) where the Pati-Salam (PS) symmetry is manifest, while only the SO(10) gauge multiplet resides on the bulk. The supersymmetry breaking on the other brane (SO(10) brane) is transmitted to the PS brane through the gaugino mediation with the bulk gauge multiplet. We examine sparticle mass spectrum in this setup and show that the neutralino LSP as the dark matter candidate can be realized when the compactification scale of the fifth dimension is higher than the PS symmetry breaking scale, keeping the successful gauge coupling unification after incorporating threshold corrections of Kaluza-Klein modes of the bulk gauge multiplets.

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Gauge transformations and symmetries of integrable systems

We analyze several integrable systems in zero-curvature form within the framework of $SL(2,\R)$ invariant gauge theory. In the Drienfeld-Sokolov gauge we derive a two-parameter family of nonlinear evolution equations which as special cases include the Kortweg-de Vries (KdV) and Harry Dym equations. We find residual gauge transformations which lead to infinintesimal symmetries of this family of equations. For KdV and Harry Dym equations we find an infinite hierarchy of such symmetry transformations, and we investigate their relation with local conservation laws, constants of the motion and the bi-Hamiltonian structure of the equations. Applying successive gauge transformatinos of Miura type we obtain a sequence of gauge equivalent integrable systems, among them the modified KdV and Calogero KdV equations.

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Realistic Hybrid Inflation in 5D Orbifold SO(10) GUT

We discuss the smooth hybrid inflation scenario in the context of a simple supersymmetric SO(10) GUT in 5D orbifold. In this GUT model, the SO(10) gauge symmetry is broken down to the Pati-Salam (PS) gauge group, SU(4)$_c \times$ SU(2)$_L \times$ SU(2)$_R$, by orbifold boundary conditions and all matter and Higgs multiplets are placed only on the brane (PS brane) where only the PS symmetry is manifest. Further breaking of the Pati-Salam group to the Standard Model one is realized by VEVs of the Higgs multiplets $({\bf 4},{\bf 1},{\bf 2}) \oplus (\overline{\bf 4},{\bf 1},{\bf 2})$. The gauge coupling unification is successfully realized at $M_{\rm GUT} =4.6 \times 10^{17}$ GeV after incorporating the threshold corrections of the Kaluza-Klein modes, with the compactification scale (assumed to be the same as the PS symmetry breaking scale) $M_c = v_{\rm PS}= 1.2 \times 10^{16}$ GeV. We show that this orbifold GUT model can naturally leads us to the smooth hybrid inflation, which tunes out to be consistent with the WMAP 5-year data with the predicted $M_{\rm GUT}$ and $v_{PS}$ in the model.

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Renormalizable minimal SO(10) GUT in 4D and 5D

This report is a review of the present status of GUT, especially renormalizable minimal SO(10) GUT, and its future prospect. It consists of two parts. In part I, I review how the minimal renormalizable supersymmetric SO(10) GUT, an SO(10) framework with only one ${\bf 10}$ and one $\bar{\bf 126}$ Higgs multiplets in the Yukawa sector, is attractive because of its high predictivity. Indeed it not only gave a consistent predictions on neutrino oscillation data but also did reasonable and interesting values for Leptogenesis, LFV, muon g-2, neutrinoless double beta decay etc. However, this model suffers from problems, apart from the small deviations from the observed values, related to running of gauge couplings and proton decay. The gauge coupling unification may be spoiled due to the presence of intermediate scales much lighter than the grand unification (GUT) scale. In addition, the gauge couplings blow up around the GUT scale because of the presence of Higgs multiplets of large representations. In order to remedy these pathologies, in part II, we extend GUT into 5D. We propose two approaches: one is to consider the warped extra dimension, using the bulk Higgs profile to explain the intermediate energy scales. Another is to use the orbifold GUT. Both approaches are complementary to each other.

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A simple SO(10) GUT in five dimensions

A simple supersymmetric SO(10) GUT in five dimensions is considered. The fifth dimension is compactified on the $S^1/(Z_2\times Z_2^\prime)$ orbifold possessing two inequivalent fixed points. In our setup, all matter and Higgs multiplets reside on one brane (PS brane) where the original SO(10) gauge group is broken down to the Pati-Salam (PS) gauge group, SU(4)$_c \timesSU(2)_L \times$ SU(2)$_R$, by the orbifold boundary condition, while only the SO(10) gauge multiplet resides in the bulk. The further breaking of the PS symmetry to the Standard Model gauge group is realized by Higgs multiplets on the PS brane as usual in four dimensional models. Proton decay is fully suppressed. In our simple setup, the gauge coupling unification is realized after incorporating threshold corrections of Kaluza-Klein modes. When supersymmetry is assumed to be broken on the other brane, supersymmetry breaking is transmitted to the PS brane through the gaugino mediation with the bulk gauge multiplet.

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