Non-relativistic neutrinos and the weak equivalence principle apparent violation

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2020.135883zbMATH Open1472.81284arXiv2001.09974OpenAlexW3094547096MaRDI QIDQ820346FDOQ820346

Authors: Massimo Blasone, Petr Jizba, Gaetano Lambiase, Luciano Petruzziello 

Publication date: 27 September 2021

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

Abstract: We study the non-relativistic limit of Dirac equation for mixed neutrinos. We demonstrate that such a procedure inevitably leads to a redefinition of the inertial mass. This happens because, in contrast to the case when mixing is absent, the antiparticle sector contribution cannot be neglected for neutrinos with definite flavor. We then show that, when a gravitational interaction is switched on, in the weak-field approximation the mass parameter which couples to gravity (gravitational mass) does not undergo the same reformulation as the inertial mass, thus leading to an apparent breakdown of the weak equivalence principle.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.09974

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05) Weak interaction in quantum theory (81V15) Gravitational interaction in quantum theory (81V17) Covariant wave equations in quantum theory, relativistic quantum mechanics (81R20)

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