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Neutrino self-energy in external magnetic field

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-12-30 v2

Abstract

Using the exact propagators in a constant magnetic field, the neutrino self-energy has been calculated to all orders in the field strength B within the minimal extension of the Weinberg-Salam model with massive Dirac neutrinos. A simple and very accurate formula for the self-energy is obtained, that is valid for 0 < B << m^2_W/e and for and for neutrino transverse momentum to the magnetic field p_{\perp} << m_W. I discuss the implications of this finding to the dispersion of massless neutrinos in vacuum and in a charge-symmetric medium, and to the magnetic field induced resonance transitions of massive neutrinos inside supernovae and magnetars, and calculate the neutrino magnetic moment.

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@article{arxiv.0908.4297,
  title  = {Neutrino self-energy in external magnetic field},
  author = {Andrea Erdas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0908.4297},
  year   = {2009}
}

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REVTEX 4, 15 pages with one figure