Charge conjugation and Lense-Thirring Effect: A new Asymmetry
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2014-11-17 v1 Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
This essay presents a new asymmetry that arises from the interplay of charge conjugation and Lense-Thirring effect. When applied to Majorana neutrinos, the effects predicts nu_e <-> overline{nu}_e oscillations in gravitational environments with rotating sources. Parameters associated with astrophysical environments indicate that the presented effect is presently unobservable for solar neutrinos. But, it will play an important role in supernova explosions, and carries relevance for the observed matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0405112,
title = {Charge conjugation and Lense-Thirring Effect: A new Asymmetry},
author = {D. V. Ahluwalia-Khalilova},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0405112},
year = {2014}
}
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Third Prize Gravity Research Foundation Essay (2004)