Quantum leptogenesis. I (Q555625)
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Quantum leptogenesis. I (English)
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25 July 2011
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Standard thermal leptogenesis provides a simple and elegant explanation of the origin of matter in the universe. This paper discusses the observed matter-antimatter asymmetry of the universe in terms of neutrino masses, consistent with neutrino oscillation experiments. A full quantum mechanical calculation of the generated lepton asymmetry based on Kadanoff-Baym equations and the Schwinger-Keldysh formalism is discussed. The quantum treatment of leptogenesis covered in this paper is entirely based on Green's functions, thus avoiding all approximations needed to arrive at the Boltzmann equations.
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thermal field theory
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nonequilibrium leptogenesis
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particle physics
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cosmology
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