Covariant asymmetric wave packet for a field-theoretical description of neutrino oscillations

DOI10.1142/S0217732315501102MaRDI QIDQ5743979zbMATHOpenAlexFDO

Authors Vadim A. Naumov, Dmitry S. Shkirmanov

Publication date 9 February 2016

Published in Modern Physics Letters A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1409.4669

zbMATH Keywords

wave packetsneutrino oscillationsQFT

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Coherent states (81R30) Weak interaction in quantum theory (81V15) Covariant wave equations in quantum theory, relativistic quantum mechanics (81R20)

Abstract: We consider a class of models for the relativistic covariant wave packets which can be used as asymptotically free in and out states in the quantum field theoretical formalisms for description of the neutrino flavor oscillation phenomenon. We demonstrate that the new "asymmetric" wave packet (AWP) is an appropriate alternative for the more convenient "symmetric" wave packets, like the so-called relativistic Gaussian packet (RGP) widely used in the QFT-based approaches to neutrino oscillations. We show that RGP is not a particular case of AWP, although many properties of these models are almost identical in the quasistable regime. We discuss some features of AWP distinguishing it from RGP.

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