Neutrinos in extremely strong magnetic fields

Citation
Ap. Martinez et al., Neutrinos in extremely strong magnetic fields, INT J MOD P, 15(4), 2000, pp. 523-534
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS A
ISSN journal
0217751X → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
523 - 534
Database
ISI
SICI code
0217-751X(20000210)15:4<523:NIESMF>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
We compute the dispersion curves for neutrinos propagating in a very dense electroweak plasma, in magnetic fields of order B less than or equal to M-W (2)/e. The neutrino self-energy is calculated in the one-loop approximation . The dispersion equation is solved for motion parallel and perpendicular t o the external magnetic field. We obtain an effective neutrino mass which i ncreases with the magnetic field, up to values B where threshold energy for creation of W+/- pairs (out from the thermal background) is reached.