115 research outputs found
Generational Mass Splitting of Neutrinos in High Temperature Gauge Theory
We calculate the generational mass splitting of neutrinos in high temperature
gauge theory when the temperature
is above GeV and the gauge symmetry is restored. We consider the case of
neutrinos that are massless at tree level as well as the case of neutrinos with
tree-level mass and large mixing.Comment: 12 Pages, JHU-TIPAC-940008/INFNCA-TH-94-
Heavy sterile neutrinos - what they can be and what they can't
We review current astrophysical bounds on MeV sterile neutrinos, and then we
discuss why a sterile keV neutrino is a natural warm dark matter candidate.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, talk given at Frontiers in Particle Astrophysics
and Cosmology held at San Feli
Neutrino oscillations and Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
We outline how relic neutrino asymmetries may be generated in the early
universe via active-sterile neutrino oscillations. We discuss possible
consequences for big bang nucleosynthesis, within the context of a particular
4-neutrino model.Comment: 6 pages. Talk given at NuFACT'01 workshop, Tsukuba, Japan (May 2001
Mass of perfect fluid black shells
The spherically symmetric singular perfect fluid shells are considered for
the case of their radii being equal to the event horizon (the black shells). We
study their observable masses, depending at least on the three parameters,
viz., the square speed of sound in the shell, instantaneous radial velocity of
the shell at a moment when it reaches the horizon, and integration constant
related to surface mass density. We discuss the features of black shells
depending on an equation of state.Comment: 1 figure, LaTeX; final version + FA
The effect of very low energy solar neutrinos on the MSW mechanism
We study some implications on standard matter oscillations of solar neutrinos
induced by a background of extremely low energy thermal neutrinos trapped
inside the Sun by means of coherent refractive interactions. Possible
experimental tests are envisaged and current data on solar neutrinos detected
at Earth are briefly discussed.Comment: RevTex4, 4 pages, no figure
Long Range Forces from the Cosmological Neutrino Background
The cosmological neutrino background will mediate long range forces between
objects. For a background of temperature T, the potential decreases as 1/r^5
for r >> 1/T and as 1/r for r << 1/T. These forces have large spin-dependent
components. If the neutrino background is nonrelativistic, the long range
forces are enhanced by a factor of the inverse neutrino velocity. These long
range forces may provide a method for observing the cosmological neutrino
background.Comment: 14 pages, LATEX, IUHET-249, IUNTC93-1
Fermion and Anti-Fermion Effective Masses in High Temperature Gauge Theories in -Asymmetric Background
We calculate the splitting between fermion and anti-fermion effective masses
in high temperature gauge theories in the presence of a non-vanishing chemical
potential due to the -asymmetric fermionic background. In particular we
consider the case of left-handed leptons in the theory when
the temperature is above GeV and the gauge symmetry is restored.Comment: 13 pages, TIPAC-93001
Nonequilibrium Neutrino Oscillations in the Early Universe with an Inverted Neutrino-Mass Hierarchy
The annihilation of electron-positron pairs around one second after the big
bang distorts the Fermi-Dirac spectrum of neutrino energies. We determine the
distortions assuming neutrino mixing with an inverted neutrino-mass hierarchy.
Nonequilibrium thermodynamics, the Boltzmann equation, and numerical
integration are used to achieve the results. The various types of neutrino
behavior are established as a function of masses and mixing angles.Comment: 9 pages in Latex with 6 figures (10 postscript files
\nu_\mu<->\nu_\tau vs \nu_\mu<->\nu_s solutions for the atmospheric neutrino problem
The and
solutions to the atmospheric neutrino problem are compared with Superkamiokande
data. Both the solutions with a large mixing angle seem to be consistent with
the data.Comment: 5 pages (uses espcrc2.sty) including 8 figures (uses
epsf):contribution to the proceedings of Neutrino 98, Takayama, Japan, 4-9
June, 199
Radiative transitions of high energy neutrino in dense matter
The quantum theory of the ``spin light'' (electromagnetic radiation emitted
by a massive neutrino propagating in dense matter due to the weak interaction
of a neutrino with background fermions) is developed. In contrast to the
Cherenkov radiation, this effect does not disappear even if the medium
refractive index is assumed to be equal to unity. The formulas for the
transition rate and the total radiation power are obtained. It is found out
that radiation of photons is possible only when the sign of the particle
helicity is opposite to that of the effective potential describing the
interaction of a neutrino (antineutrino) with the background medium. Due to the
radiative self-polarization the radiating particle can change its helicity. As
a result, the active left-handed polarized neutrino (right-handed polarized
antineutrino) converting to the state with inverse helicity can become
practically ``sterile''. Since the sign of the effective potential depends on
the neutrino flavor and the matter structure, the ``spin light'' can change a
ratio of active neutrinos of different flavors. In the ultra relativistic
approach, the radiated photons averaged energy is equal to one third of the
initial neutrino energy, and two thirds of the energy are carried out by the
final ``sterile'' neutrinos. This fact can be important for the understanding
of the ``dark matter'' formation mechanism on the early stages of evolution of
the Universe.Comment: 7 pages, latex, one misprint in eq. 12 correcte
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