Neutrino oscillations and flavor theories

Abstract

I discuss neutrino mixing ansatze, such as the generalized Tri-bimaximal and bi-large mixing patterns, and their utility in describing the oscillation data. Unitarity tests and probes of the absolute neutrino mass scale are briefly discussed. A short overview of neutrino mass generation is given. I discuss an orbifold approach to the flavor problem and the resulting implications, e.g. the golden quark-lepton mass relation, neutrinoless double beta decay and neutrino oscillation predictions.

Comments: 7 pages, 6 figures, Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP2020) July 28 - August 6, 2020, Prague, Czech Republic