Asymmetric matter from $$B-L$$ B - L symmetry breaking
Abstract The present matter content of our universe may be governed by a $$U(1)_{B-L}$$ U ( 1 ) B - L symmetry – the simplest gauge completion of the seesaw mechanism which produces small neutrino masses. The matter parity results as a residual gauge symmetry, implying dark matter stability. The Hig...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-12-01
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| Series: | European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-08693-2 |
| Summary: | Abstract The present matter content of our universe may be governed by a $$U(1)_{B-L}$$ U ( 1 ) B - L symmetry – the simplest gauge completion of the seesaw mechanism which produces small neutrino masses. The matter parity results as a residual gauge symmetry, implying dark matter stability. The Higgs field that breaks the $$B-L$$ B - L charge inflates the early universe successfully and then decays to right-handed neutrinos, which reheats the universe and generates both normal matter and dark matter manifestly. |
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| ISSN: | 1434-6044 1434-6052 |