Theory of neutrinoless double beta decay—A brief review

• Published in: Physics of particles and nuclei letters Vol. 10; no. 7; pp. 623 - 632
• Main Author: Šimkovic, Fedor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Particle and Nuclear Physics; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei. Theory; neutrinoless double-electron capture; neutrino mass; neutrinoless double-beta decay; Majorana neutrino

Neutrinoless double decay (0νββ-decay) is a unique probe for lepton number conservation and neutrino properties. This is a process with long and interesting history with important implications for particle physics and cosmology, but its observation is still elusive. The search for the 0νββ-decay rep...