Sterile neutrino rates for general M,T,,k: review of a theoretical framework

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2022.169022MaRDI QIDQ2167532zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Yanyan Li

Publication date 25 August 2022

Published in Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.05772

zbMATH Keywords

dark matterleptogenesisneutrino physicsthermal field theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of Lie groups to the sciences; explicit representations (22E70) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in mechanics of particles and systems (70S15) Thermal quantum field theory (81T28) Weak interaction in quantum theory (81V15) Nuclear physics (81V35) Statistical thermodynamics (82B30) Dark matter and dark energy (83C56)

Abstract: The temperature of sphaleron freeze-out, $Tapprox130$ GeV, sets a scale for mechanisms for generating lepton asymmetries and converting them to baryon asymmetry (leptogenesis). For Majorana masses $MggpiT$, leptogenesis takes place in the non-relativistic regime, while for $MllpiT$, the dynamics is ultrarelativistic. The intermediate case $MsimpiT$ is the most cumbersome, as no effective theory methods are available. We review the definitions of and provide integral representations for all rate coefficients and mass corrections of $mathcalO(h_u^2)$ in this regime, such that the expressions extrapolate to known limits and are gauge independent to the order computed, both in the symmetric and the Higgs phase, for any helicity, momentum, and set of chemical potentials. Road signs towards a numerical evaluation are offered.

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