Neutrino Models and Baryogenesis

Undeniably, today Neutrino Physics has become an important and emerging new field of intense research in Physics around the globe. The accolades received by the Neutrino Physicists speak volume about it.


Besides, numerous other prizes, there have been four Nobel Prizes to its credit. The latest being the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics to Professor TakaakiKajita and Professor Arthur B. Mcdonald for discovery of neutrino oscillations. This important breakthrough discovery which was first declared by Super-KamioKande at the Takayama Conference-NEUTRINO’98, can be termed as the watershed moment in the history of neutrino physics. With this discovery the study of neutrino physics has established a firm foundation.


And matter-antimatter asymmetry of the universe is one of the open problems in cosmology. Thus, connecting a low-energy to a high-energy physics is an issue of both particle physicists and cosmologists.


Good number of books on neutrino physics have been written, but not on baryogenesis. And importantly, complete detailed books connecting these two beautiful subjects are yet to be written. The present book though not a complete detailed book is a modest attempt in that direction. The book attempts to find out the above unknown properties of neutrinos and study its implications to cosmology.

Components of the Book:
  • FRONT MATTER
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: History of Neutrinos
    • 1.1. A Brief History of Neutrinos
    • 1.2. Motivation
    • 1.3. Methods Employed in Neutrino Detections
    • 1.4. Neutrinomass measurement: Direct & Indirect
    • 1.5. The Current Status of Neutrino Physics and Reactor Angle
    • References
  • Chapter 2. Theoretical Formalism of Baryongenesis
    • 2.1. Baryogenesisvia Leptogenesis
    • 2.2. Leptogenesis
    • 2.3. N1-Dominated Scenario (N1 DS) or Minimal Leptogenesis
    • 2.4. Significance of Flavour Effects
    • 2.5. Two Other Important Mechanisms of Baryogenesis
    • 2.6. Non-Thermal Leptogenesis
    • 2.7. Motivation: Leptogenesis Testability in Future Experiments
    • References
  • Chapter 3 CP Violating Phases Effect on Quasi-Degenerate Neutrino Mass Models Obeying μ − τ Symmetry
    • 3.1. Introduction
    • 3.2. Neutrino Mass Matrices Obeying μ – τ Reflection Symmetry
    • 3.3. Quasi-Degenerate Neutrino (QDN) Mass Models
    • 3.4. Numerical Analysis and Results
    • 3.5. Summary and Conclusions
    • References
  • Chapter 4 Estimation of Baryon Asymmetry in Different Quasi-Degenerate Neutrino Mass Models with Zero θ13
    • 4.1. Introduction
    • 4.2. Connecting Neutrino Physics with Baryogenesis
    • 4.3. Leptogenesis in Type-I Seesaw Model
    • 4.4. Methodology and CP-Violation Phases in Lepton Sector
    • 4.5. Numerical Calculations of Lepton and Baryon Asymmetries from Unflavoured, Flavoured Thermal Leptogenesis and Non-Thermal Leptogenesis
    • 4.6. Summary and Discussions
    • References
  • Chapter 5 Neutrino Mass Models with and without θ13 in Predicting the Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry of the Universe
    • 5.1. Introduction
    • 5.2. Methodology
    • 5.3. Inputs Used in the Present Analysis
    • 5.4. Classification of Neutrino Mass Models with Zero θ13
    • 5.5. QDN Models with Non-Zero θ13
    • 5.6. Summary and Discussions
    • References
  • Chapter 6 Conclusion and Future Perspectives
    • 6.1. Conclusion
    • 6.2. Perspectives for the Future
    • References
  • Appendix A
    • A.I. Theory of Neutrino Oscillation in Vacuum
    • A.II. Lepton Mixing Matrix
    • References
  • Appendix B Overview on Leptogenesis
    • B.I. Thermal leptogenesis
    • B.II. Flavoured Thermal Leptogenesis
    • B.III. Non-Thermal Leptogenesis
    • References
  • Appendix C Research Papers in Refereed Journals
Readership: Master of Science students for doing their Master of Science Research Projects and Ph.D scholars who will be working on these beautiful topics ( Neutrino Physics,baryogenesis).
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FRONT MATTER
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Chapter 1. Introduction: History of Neutrinos
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Chapter 2. Theoretical Formalism of Baryongenesis
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Chapter 3 CP Violating Phases Effect on Quasi-Degenerate Neutrino Mass Models Obeying μ − τ Symmetry
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Chapter 4 Estimation of Baryon Asymmetry in Different Quasi-Degenerate Neutrino Mass Models with Zero θ13
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Chapter 5 Neutrino Mass Models with and without θ13 in Predicting the Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry of the Universe
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Chapter 6 Conclusion and Future Perspectives
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Appendix A
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Appendix B Overview on Leptogenesis
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Appendix C Research Papers in Refereed Journals
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Dr. Ng. K. Francis (Biography), Physics Tezpur University, India

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