Comment on "Ponderomotive force due to neutrinos" - art. no. 068701

Authors
Silva, LO Bingham, R Dawson, JM Shukla, PK Tsintsadze, NL Mendonca, JT
Citation
Lo. Silva et al., Comment on "Ponderomotive force due to neutrinos" - art. no. 068701, PHYS REV D, 6006(6), 1999, pp. 8701
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW D
ISSN journal
05562821 → ACNP
Volume
6006
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(19990915)6006:6<8701:CO"FDT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The derivation of the ponderomotive force due to neutrinos by Hardy and Mel rose [Phys. Rev. D 54, 6491 (1996)] is based on a flawed analysis of the po nderomotive force concept. Their conclusions also contain an erroneous phys ical assumption related to the neutrino emission in supernovae. A correct a nalysis shows the importance of the ponderomotive force due to neutrinos in type II supernovae explosions. [S0556-2821(99)04416-1].