Neutrino clouds

被引:58
作者
Stephenson, GJ [1 ]
Goldman, T
McKellar, BHJ
机构
[1] Univ New Mexico, Dept Phys & Astron, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Theoret, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[3] Univ Melbourne, Sch Phys, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS A | 1998年 / 13卷 / 16期
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D O I
10.1142/S0217751X98001414
中图分类号
O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号
070202 ;
摘要
We consider the possibility that neutrinos (but no other light fermions) are coupled very weakly to an extremely light scalar boson. We first analyze the simple problem of one generation of neutrino and show that, for ranges of parameters that are allowed by existing data, such a system can have serious consequences for the evolution of stars and could impact precision laboratory measurements. We discuss the extension to more generations and show that the general conclusion remains viable. Finally, we note that, should such a scalar field be present, experiments give information about effective masses, not the masses that arise in unified held theories.
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页码:2765 / 2790
页数:26
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