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Do neutrinos have mass only within matter?

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-10-31 v2

Abstract

We look at the possibility that appreciable neutrino masses and flavor mixing occur only within material media, driven by an interaction between leptons and a very light scalar particle. Limits are placed on the scalar particle mass and coupling constants from a number of experimental and astrophysical considerations.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9809348,
  title  = {Do neutrinos have mass only within matter?},
  author = {R. F. Sawyer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9809348},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Three references and some cautionary comments added

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