Radiative origin of fermion mass hierarchy in left-right symmetric theory

Abstract Despite the remarkable success of the Standard Model, the hierarchy and patterns of fermion masses and mixings remain a profound mystery. To address this, we propose a model employing the rank mechanism, where the originally massless quarks and leptons sequentially get masses. The third gen...

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Main Authors: Sudip Jana, Sophie Klett, Manfred Lindner, Rabindra N. Mohapatra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2025)082
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Summary:Abstract Despite the remarkable success of the Standard Model, the hierarchy and patterns of fermion masses and mixings remain a profound mystery. To address this, we propose a model employing the rank mechanism, where the originally massless quarks and leptons sequentially get masses. The third generation masses originate from the seesaw mechanism at the tree-level, while those of the second and first generations emerge from one-loop and two-loop radiative corrections, respectively, with a progressive increase in the rank of the mass matrix. This approach does not require new discrete or global symmetries. Unlike other theories of this type that require the introduction of additional scalars, we employ the double seesaw mechanism within a left-right symmetric framework, which allows us to realize this scenario solely through gauge interactions.
ISSN:1029-8479