Published June 2005 | Version v1
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Neutrino mixing and Lorentz invariance

  • 1. Salerno Univ., Dept. di Fisica and INFN (Italy)
  • 2. Imperial Coll. of Science and Technology, London (United Kingdom). Blackett Lab

Description

We use previous work on the Hilbert space for mixed fields to derive deformed dispersion relations for neutrino flavor states. We then discuss how these dispersion relations may be incorporated into frameworks encoding the breakdown of Lorentz invariance. We consider non-linear relativity schemes (of which doubly special relativity is an example), and also frameworks allowing for the existence of a preferred frame. In both cases we derive expressions for the spectrum and end-point of beta decay, which may be used as an experimental probe of the peculiar way in which neutrinos experience Lorentz invariance. (authors)

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Journal Title
Europhysics Letters
Journal Volume
70
Journal Issue
no.5
Journal Page Range
p. 600-606
ISSN
0295-5075
CODEN
EULEEJ

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
37000387
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
BETA DECAY; HILBERT SPACE; LORENTZ INVARIANCE; MIXING RATIO; NEUTRINO OSCILLATION
Descriptors DEC
BANACH SPACE; DECAY; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; NUCLEAR DECAY; SPACE

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