Neutrino decoherence in presence of strong gravitational fields

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2019.135150zbMATH Open1435.81080arXiv1906.12152OpenAlexW2953532918WikidataQ126568417 ScholiaQ126568417MaRDI QIDQ2188484FDOQ2188484

Maria Cristina Volpe, Amélie Chatelain

Publication date: 11 June 2020

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We explore the impact of strong gravitational fields on neutrino decoherence. To this aim, we employ the density matrix formalism to describe the propagation of neutrino wave packets in curved spacetime. By considering Gaussian wave packets, we determine the coherence proper time, neglecting the effect of matter outside the compact object. We show that strong gravitational fields nearby compact objects significantly influence neutrino coherence.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.12152

zbMATH Keywords

neutrino masses and mixingsneutrino decoherenceneutrino propagation in curved spacetime

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum mechanics on special spaces: manifolds, fractals, graphs, lattices (81Q35) Open systems, reduced dynamics, master equations, decoherence (81S22)

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• Quantum decoherence and neutrino data
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