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We propose two 3-3-1 models (with either neutral fermions or right-handed neutrinos) based on S_3 flavor symmetry responsible for fermion masses and mixings. The models can be distinguished upon the new charge embedding (mathcal{L}) relevant to lepton number. The neutrino small masses can be given via a cooperation of type I and type II seesaw mechanisms. The latest data on neutrino oscillation can be fitted provided that the flavor symmetry is broken via two different directions S_3 rightarrow Z_2 and S_3 rightarrow Z_3 (or equivalently in the sequel S_3 rightarrow Z_2 rightarrow Identity), in which the second direction is due to a scalar triplet and another antisextet as small perturbation. In addition, breaking of either lepton parity in the model with neutral fermions or lepton number in the model with right-handed neutrinos must be happened due to the mathcal{L}-violating scalar potential. The TeV seesaw scale can be naturally recognized in the former model. The degenerate masses of fermion pairs (mu, tau), (c, t) and (s, b) are respectively separated due to the S_3 rightarrow Z_3 breaking.
We construct a 3-3-1 model based on family symmetry S_4 responsible for the neutrino and quark masses. The tribimaximal neutrino mixing and the diagonal quark mixing have been obtained. The new lepton charge mathcal{L} related to the ordinary lepton charge L and a SU(3) charge by L=2/sqrt{3} T_8+mathcal{L} and the lepton parity P_l=(-)^L known as a residual symmetry of L have been introduced which provide insights in this kind of model. The expected vacuum alignments resulting in potential minimization can origin from appropriate violation terms of S_4 and mathcal{L}. The smallness of seesaw contributions can be explained from the existence of such terms too. If P_l is not broken by the vacuum values of the scalar fields, there is no mixing between the exotic and the ordinary quarks at the tree level.
We construct a 3-3-1 model based on non-Abelian discrete symmetry $T_7$ responsible for the fermion masses. Neutrinos get masses from only anti-sextets which are in triplets $underline{3}$ and $underline{3}^*$ under $T_7$. The flavor mixing patterns and mass splitting are obtained without perturbation. The tribimaximal form obtained with the breaking $T_7 rightarrow Z_3$ in charged lepton sector and both $T_7 rightarrow Z_3$ and $Z_3 rightarrow {mathrm{Identity}}$ must be taken place in neutrino sector but only apart in breakings $Z_3 rightarrow {mathrm{Identity}}$ (without contribution of $si$), and the upper bound on neutrino mass $sum_{i=1}^3m_i$ at the level is presented. The Dirac CP violation phase $delta$ is predicted to either $frac{pi}{2}$ or $frac{3pi}{2}$ which is maximal CP violation. From the Dirac CP violation phase we obtain the relation between Eulers angles which is consistent with the experimental in PDG 2012. On the other hand, the realistic lepton mixing can be obtained if both the direction for breakings $T_7 rightarrow Z_3$ and $Z_3 rightarrow {mathrm{Identity}}$ are taken place in neutrino sectors. The CKM matrix is the identity matrix at the tree-level.
We present a detailed discussion of the triplet anti-triplet symmetry in 3-3-1 models. The full set of conditions to realize this symmetry is provided, which includes in particular the requirement that the two vacuum expectation values of the two scalar triplets responsible for making the W and Z bosons massive must be interchanged. We apply this new understanding to the calculation of processes that have a Z-Z mixing.
A new S3 flavor model based on $mathrm{SU}(3)_C otimes mathrm{SU}(3)_L otimes mathrm{U}(1)_X$ gauge symmetry responsible for fermion masses and mixings different from our previous work is constructed. The new feature is a two - dimensional representation of a Higgs anti-sextet under $S_3$ which responsible for neutrino masses and mixings. The neutrinos acquire small masses from only an anti-sextet of $mathrm{SU(3)}$ which is in a doublet under $S_3$. If the difference of components of the anti-sextet is regarded as a small perturbation, S3 is equivalently broken into identity, the corresponding neutrino mass mixing matrix acquires the most general form and the model can fit the latest data on neutrino oscillation. This way of the symmetry breaking helps us to reduce a content in the Higgs sector, only one an anti-sextet instead of two as in our previous work. Our results show that the neutrino masses are naturally small and a small deviation from the tri-bimaximal neutrino mixing form can be realized. The Higgs potential of the model as well as the minimization conditions and gauge boson masses and mixings is also considered.
The $D_4$ flavor model based on $mathrm{SU}(3)_C otimes mathrm{SU}(3)_L otimes mathrm{U}(1)_X$ gauge symmetry that aims at describing quark mass and mixing is updated. After spontaneous breaking of flavor symmetry, with the constraint on the Higgs vacuum expectation values (VEVs) in the Yukawa couplings, all of quarks have consistent masses, and a realistic quark mixing matrix can be realized at the first order of perturbation theory.