Published August 15, 2009
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Journal article
Majorana neutrino superfluidity and stability of neutrino dark energy
Description
We demonstrate that Majorana neutrinos can form Cooper pairs due to long-range attractive forces and show BCS superfluidity in a class of mass varying neutrino dark energy models. We describe the condensates for Majorana neutrinos and estimate the value of the gap, critical temperature, and Pippard coherence length for a simple neutrino dark energy model. In the strong coupling regime bosonic degree of freedom can become important, and Bose-Einstein condensate may govern the dynamics for the mass varying neutrino models. Formation of the condensates can significantly alter the instability scenario in the mass varying neutrino models.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.80.045016;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0805.2482v2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 80
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 045016-045016.6
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41063635
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BCS THEORY; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; COHERENCE LENGTH; CONDENSATES; COOPER PAIRS; CRITICAL TEMPERATURE; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; INSTABILITY; MAJORANA THEORY; MASS; NEUTRINOS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; STABILITY; STRONG-COUPLING MODEL; SUPERFLUIDITY
- Descriptors DEC
- DIMENSIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LENGTH; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; PARTICLE MODELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2009 The American Physical Society