Three-zero texture of quark-mass matrices as a solution to the strong CP problem

The strong charge-parity (CP) problem has been a long-standing problem in particle physics since 1976, illustrating the small CP-violation phase in quantum chromodynamics (QCD). The axion, based on the Peccei–Quinn mechanism, is the most popular solution to the problem. In this paper, we propose an...

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Main Authors: Qiuyue Liang, Risshin Okabe, Tsutomu T. Yanagida
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269324006816
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description The strong charge-parity (CP) problem has been a long-standing problem in particle physics since 1976, illustrating the small CP-violation phase in quantum chromodynamics (QCD). The axion, based on the Peccei–Quinn mechanism, is the most popular solution to the problem. In this paper, we propose an alternative solution based on the three-zero texture of quark mass matrices without additional heavy quark states, which has been shown to fit data well. We show that the required three-zero texture is naturally constructed in a six-dimensional spacetime with a T2/Z3 orbifold compactification.
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spelling doaj-art-f8a0d83ecc4a49eea2b7129383f368362024-11-30T07:08:55ZengElsevierPhysics Letters B0370-26932024-12-01859139123Three-zero texture of quark-mass matrices as a solution to the strong CP problemQiuyue Liang0Risshin Okabe1Tsutomu T. Yanagida2Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8583, JapanKavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8583, Japan; Corresponding author.Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8583, Japan; Tsung-Dao Lee Institute & School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ChinaThe strong charge-parity (CP) problem has been a long-standing problem in particle physics since 1976, illustrating the small CP-violation phase in quantum chromodynamics (QCD). The axion, based on the Peccei–Quinn mechanism, is the most popular solution to the problem. In this paper, we propose an alternative solution based on the three-zero texture of quark mass matrices without additional heavy quark states, which has been shown to fit data well. We show that the required three-zero texture is naturally constructed in a six-dimensional spacetime with a T2/Z3 orbifold compactification.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269324006816
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Physics Letters B
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