Latex Plot of Standard Model: Small and Major Seesaws | Koide Slides

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The discussion focuses on creating a semilogx plot of the Standard Model using LaTeX, specifically utilizing the TikZ and PGFPlots packages. The plot is referred to as the "small seesaw," illustrating a symmetric relationship between vacuum and tau mass. Additionally, the concept of the "major seesaw" is introduced, which includes neutrinos and the cosmological constant on one side and GUT and Planck masses on the other. The user expresses a desire for numerical values in GeV for various elements and mentions the inclusion of the equation for mπ3.

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As a byproduct of the last slides on Koide, I have done a semilogx plot of the standard model in latex with the tikz and pfgplots packages, and it can be generically useful to everyone. So here is the gist:

https://gist.github.com/arivero/e74ad3848290845de5ca

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I call this picture the "small seesaw" because you can also put alpha in the other side, from vacuum to tau mass, say, and then it has a very symmetric "seesaw-like" way. Of course, you can also add the "major seesaw", neutrinos and cosmological constant on one side, and GUT and Planck masses in the opposite seat.
 

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Thanks for the post! Sorry you aren't generating responses at the moment. Do you have any further information, come to any new conclusions or is it possible to reword the post?
 
Well, by the way, I could also include the big see-saw, from neutrino to mass scale, but I am not sure of which are the numerical values, in GeV, of each element. And at least the infamous equation for m_\pi^3 should be included.
 

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