Published July 5, 1984
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Journal article
Massive neutrinos and cosmology
Description
We show that in a neutrino dominated universe the cosmological bound on neutrino masses cannot be evaded by heavy and unstable μ and tau neutrinos whose decay is mediated by a large flavor changing neutral current. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Lett., B
- Journal Volume
- 141
- Journal Issue
- 5/6
- Series
- CODEN: PYLBA.;Phys. Lett., B.
- Journal Page Range
- 323-328
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 15065708
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMOLOGY; FLAVOR MODEL; LEPTONIC DECAY; LIMITING VALUES; MUON NEUTRINOS; NEUTRAL-CURRENT INTERACTIONS; NEUTRINOS; REST MASS; SYMMETRY BREAKING; TAU NEUTRINOS; WEAK NEUTRAL CURRENTS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALGEBRAIC CURRENTS; BASIC INTERACTIONS; COMPOSITE MODELS; CURRENTS; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HEAVY LEPTONS; INTERACTIONS; LEPTONS; MASS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRAL CURRENTS; PARTICLE DECAY; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUARK MODEL; WEAK INTERACTIONS; WEAK PARTICLE DECAY
Optional Information
- Notes
- With 30 refs.