Neutrino propagation in matter with general interactions
Abstract
We present a general analysis of the effective potential for neutrino propagation in matter, assuming a generic set of Lorentz invariant non-derivative interactions. We find that in addition to the known vector and axial vector terms, in a polarized medium also tensor interactions can play an important role. We compute the effective potential arising from a tensor interaction. We show that the components of the tensor potential transverse to the direction of the neutrino propagation can induce a neutrino spin-flip, similar to the one induced by a transverse magnetic field.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9903517,
title = {Neutrino propagation in matter with general interactions},
author = {Sven Bergmann and Yuval Grossman and Enrico Nardi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9903517},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
14 pages, revtex, no figures. Final version to appear in PRD; a short discussion of the relevance of new tensor interactions for solar and supernova neutrinos has been added