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Neutrino Oscillations for Dummies

Physics Education 2015-06-26 v1 Popular Physics

Abstract

The reality of neutrino oscillations has not really sunk in yet. The phenomenon presents us with purely quantum mechanical effects over macroscopic time and distance scales (milliseconds and 1000s of km). In order to help with the pedagogical difficulties this poses, I attempt here to present the physics in words and pictures rather than math. No disrespect is implied by the title; I am merely borrowing a term used by a popular series of self-help books.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0303116,
  title  = {Neutrino Oscillations for Dummies},
  author = {Chris Waltham},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0303116},
  year   = {2015}
}