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Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay and Physics Beyond the Standard Model
The various mechanisms for neutrinoless double beta decay in gauge theories
are reviewed and the present experimental data is used to set limits on physics
scenarios beyond the standard model. The positive indications for nonzero
neutrino masses in various experiments such as those involving solar,
atmospheric and accelerator neutrinos are discussed and it is pointed out how
some neutrino mass textures consistent with all data can be tested by the
ongoing double beta decay experiments. Finally, the outlook for observable
neutrinoless double beta decay signal in grand unified theories is discussed.Comment: 21 pages, latex; 10 figures available on request; Invited talk
presented at the "International Workshop on Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay
and relate topics", Trento, Italy; April, 1995; to appear in the proceedings
to be published by World scientifi
Sterile Neutrinos: Phenomenology and Theory
A sterile neutrino in addition to the three known neutrinos seems unavoidable
if one wants a simultaneous understanding of the results of the LSND experiment
indicating oscillation together with other evidences for
neutrino oscillations such as those from solar and atmospheric neutrino
deficits. A major theoretical challenge then is to understand why the sterile
neutrino is so light. A simple solution appears to be to assume that it is the
lightest neutrino of a mirror sector of the universe which has identical matter
and gauge content as the standard model. After a brief review of the
phenomenology, a recently constructed realistic grand unified model based on
the gauge group that embeds the mirror universe
idea is presented. Detailed predictions for known and the sterile neutrino
sector are given and their consequences for cosmology are mentioned.Comment: Invited talk presented at the workshop on "New trends in neutrino
physics" held at the Ringberg Castle, Germany, May 24-28, 1998; 10 page
Physics of Neutrino Mass
Recent discoveries in the field of neutrino oscillations have provided a
unique window into physics beyond the standard model. In this lecture, I
summarize how well we understand the various observations, what they tell us
about the nature of new physics and what we are likely to learn as some of the
planned experiments are carried out.Comment: Invited Lecture at the SLAC Summer Institute, August, 2004; 23 pages,
6 figure
Understanding the Standard Model
We explore to what extent the various assumptions behind the standard model
as well as the observed quantization of electric charges of quarks and leptons
can be understood using the Adler-Bell-Jackiw anomalies. The effect of
including a non-zero neutrino mass on these considerations is also discussed.Comment: University of Maryland Report No. UMD-PP-94-116; To be published in
the Robert E. Marshak memorial volume, edited by George Sudarshan. ( plain
Tex; 17 pages
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