Neutrino Predictions from Generalized CP Symmetries of Charged Leptons

Abstract

We study the implications of generalized CP transformations acting on the mass matrices of charged leptons in a model-independent way. Generalized $e-μ$, $e-τ$ and $μ-τ$ symmetries are considered in detail. In all cases the physical parameters of the lepton mixing matrix, three mixing angles and three CP phases can be expressed in terms of a restricted set of independent "theory" parameters that characterize a given choice of CP transformation. This leads to implications for neutrino oscillations as well as neutrinoless double beta decay experiments.

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