Connecting Experiment with Theory: A Model-Independent Parameterization of Neutrino Oscillations

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dc.creatorWagner, Doris Jeanne
dc.date1998-01-16
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dc.descriptionMany experiments are currently looking for evidence of neutrino mass in the form of neutrino oscillations. Oscillation probabilities are non-linear functions of the neutrino mixing matrix elements, so most comparisons of data to theory are based on simplifying models of the mixing matrix. We begin this dissertation with a review of neutrino interactions and a few of the popular models describing neutrino masses and mixing. Next we present our model-independent description of neutrino oscillations and derive the predictions of various models in terms of our new ``box'' parameterization. Finally, we use our boxes to find mixing matrices consistent with existing neutrino data. As more definitive data becomes available, these solutions will probably need to be adjusted; when such a need arises, our box notation will provide a convenient method for finding new solutions.
dc.description154 pages, 7 eps figures attached, two style files (psfig, vustyle) attached. Dissertation for August, 1997 degree at Vanderbilt University under the direction of Professor Thomas J. Weiler
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9801320
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9801320
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/47602
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleConnecting Experiment with Theory: A Model-Independent Parameterization of Neutrino Oscillations
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