Quantum transport theory for neutrinos with flavor and particle-antiparticle mixing

Abstract We derive quantum kinetic equations for mixing neutrinos including consistent forward scattering terms and collision integrals for coherent neutrino states. In practice, we reduce the general Kadanoff-Baym equations in a few clearly justified steps to a generalized density matrix equation t...

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Main Authors: Kimmo Kainulainen, Harri Parkkinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2024)217