19–23 Jan 2026
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Research Park
Asia/Kolkata timezone

Session

Gravitational Wave Signature and the Nature of Neutrino Masses: Majorana, Dirac, or Pseudo-Dirac?

19 Jan 2026, 16:20
Saha and Sarabhai Auditoriums (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Research Park)

Saha and Sarabhai Auditoriums

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Research Park

IITM RESEARCH PARK Kanagam, Tharamani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600113

Description

In this talk, I will explore how gravitational-wave (GW) signatures can
reveal the nature of neutrino masses—Dirac, Majorana, or pseudo-Dirac. Within
the minimal $B-L$ gauge extension of the Standard Model, I will show that
Majorana neutrinos with high-scale breaking produce flat GW spectra from cosmic
strings, Dirac neutrinos with low-scale breaking generate peaked spectra from
first-order phase transitions, and pseudo-Dirac scenarios lead to kink-like features
from domain wall annihilation.

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