Natural R-Parity, μ-term, and Fermion Mass Hierarchy From Discrete Gauge Symmetries

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2002-12-17

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0212245v1

Nucl.Phys. B660 (2003) 322-342

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

22 pages, LaTeX

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0550-3213(03)00258-X

In the minimal supersymmetric Standard Model with seesaw neutrino masses we show how R-parity can emerge naturally as a discrete gauge symmetry. The same discrete symmetry explains the smallness of the \mu-term (the Higgsino mass parameter) via the Giudice--Masiero mechanism. The discrete gauge anomalies are cancelled by a discrete version of the Green--Schwarz mechanism. The simplest symmetry group is found to be Z_4 with a charge assignment that is compatible with grand unification. Several other Z_N gauge symmetries are found for N=10,12,18,36 etc, with some models employing discrete anomaly cancellation at higher Kac-Moody levels. Allowing for a flavor structure in Z_N, we show that the same gauge symmetry can also explain the observed hierarchy in the fermion masses and mixings.

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