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CPT, CP, and C Transformations of Fermions, and Their Consequences, in Theories with B − L Violation
Abstract
We consider the transformation properties of fermions under the discrete symmetries CPT, CP, and C in the presence of B − L violation. We thus generalize the analysis of the known properties of Majorana neutrinos, probed via neutrinoless double beta decay, to include the case of Dirac fermions with B − L violation, which can be probed via neutron-antineutron oscillations. We show that the resulting CPT phase has implications for the interplay of neutron-antineutron oscillations with external fields and sources and consider the differences in the Majorana dynamics of neutrinos and neutrons in the context of theories with self-conjugate isospin I = 0 and I = 1/2 fields.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-20-2016
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.93.096008
Funding Information
We acknowledge partial support from the Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Physics under Contract No. DE-FG02-96ER40989. The work of S. G. was performed, in part, at the Aspen Center for Physics, which is supported by the National Science Foundation Grant No. PHY-1066293, and at the Institute of Nuclear Theory (INT).
Repository Citation
Gardner, Susan and Yan, Xinshuai, "CPT, CP, and C Transformations of Fermions, and Their Consequences, in Theories with B − L Violation" (2016). Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications. 435.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physastron_facpub/435
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Physical Review D, v. 93, issue 9, 096008, p. 1-10.
© 2016 American Physical Society
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