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The neutrino μ-τ reflection symmetry has been attracting a lot of attention as it predicts the interesting results θ 23 = π/4 and δ = ±π/2. But it is reasonable to consider breakings of such a symmetry either from the theoretical considerations or on the basis of experimental results. We thus perform a systematic study for the possible symmetry-breaking patterns and their implications for the mixing parameters. The general treatment is applied to some specific symmetry breaking arising from the renormalization group effects for illustration.
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Zhao, Zh. Breakings of the neutrino μ-τ reflection symmetry. J. High Energ. Phys. 2017, 23 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2017)023
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