Neutrino Physics and Symmetry
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2023) | Viewed by 1638
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fundamental particle physics; neutrino physics; medical imaging; detector instrumentation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Neutrinos have proven to be a window into physics beyond the standard model. Since they were hypothesized in the 1930s and after their discovery in the 1950s, our understanding of the most abundant particle of matter in the Universe has undergone a quantum leap due to the success of a number of experiments. Nevertheless, this picture is still far from complete.
One of the most pressing questions in fundamental physics is why the observed asymmetry of particles over antiparticles in the Universe is so large compared to the Standard Model (SM) prediction. Neutrinos have historically challenged the symmetries present in Nature, violating parity (P) and charge (C) symmetries. The next questions that must be answered regarding neutrinos are whether they also break the combination of C and P (CP), and whether they violate lepton number conservation by being Majorana particles. Positive answers to previous questions could explain the matter–antimatter asymmetry in the Universe.
The goal of this Special Issue is to report on the current status of those answers by providing the latest advances in neutrino physics theory, CP violation measurements, neutrino-less double beta decay searches, sterile neutrino searches, neutrino cross-section models and measurements, status and prospects of neutrino experiments, and other neutrino-related topics.
Dr. Javier Caravaca Rodriguez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neutrino-less double beta decay
- CP violation
- Majorana neutrinos
- Leptogenesis
