Neutrino masses, lepton flavor mixing and leptogenesis in the minimal seesaw model

International Journal of Modern Physics E

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-50

  Guo, Wan Lei ^a,b   Xing, Zhi Zhong ^a   Zhou, Shun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 33846403712     PISSN: 02183013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218301307004898     Document Type: Review

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