Evolution of a dense neutrino gas in matter and electromagnetic field
Creators
- 1. Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, CP 66318, CEP 05315-970 São Paulo, SP (Brazil)
- 2. N.V. Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation (IZMIRAN), 142190 Troitsk, Moscow Region (Russian Federation)
Description
We describe the system of massive Weyl fields propagating in a background matter and interacting with an external electromagnetic field. The interaction with an electromagnetic field is due to the presence of anomalous magnetic moments. To canonically quantize this system first we develop the classical field theory treatment of Weyl spinors in frames of the Hamilton formalism which accounts for the external fields. Then, on the basis of the exact solution of the wave equation for a massive Weyl field in a background matter we obtain the effective Hamiltonian for the description of spin-flavor oscillations of Majorana neutrinos in matter and a magnetic field. Finally, we incorporate in our analysis the neutrino self-interaction which is essential when the neutrino density is sufficiently high. We also discuss the applicability of our results for the studies of collective effects in spin-flavor oscillations of supernova neutrinos in a dense matter and a strong magnetic field.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2011.10.025Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2011.10.025;
- arXiv
- arXiv:1108.5043v3;
- PII
- S0550-3213(11)00595-5;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B
- Journal Volume
- 855
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 760-773
- ISSN
- 0550-3213
- CODEN
- NUPBBO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 44002480
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EVOLUTION; EXACT SOLUTIONS; FLAVOR MODEL; HAMILTONIANS; INTERACTIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAJORANA THEORY; NEUTRINOS; OSCILLATIONS; SPIN; SPINORS; WAVE EQUATIONS; WEYL UNIFIED THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; COMPOSITE MODELS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUATIONS; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM OPERATORS; QUARK MODEL; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.