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Fermion-antifermion mixing in gravitational fields

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2013-05-29 v1

Abstract

Mixing of fermion and antifermion states occurs in gravitational interactions, leading to non-conservation of fermion number above temperatures determined by the particle masses. We study the evolution of a f,fˉf\,,\bar{f} system and calculate the cross sections for the reactions ffˉf\rightleftharpoons\bar{f}. Their values are identical in both directions. However, if fˉ\bar{f} changes quickly into a lighter antiparticle, then the reaction symmetry is broken, \emph{resulting in an increased production of matter over antimatter}.

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@article{arxiv.1304.6290,
  title  = {Fermion-antifermion mixing in gravitational fields},
  author = {Giorgio Papini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.6290},
  year   = {2013}
}

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