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Particle Asymmetries from Quantum Statistics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2017-05-24 v2

Abstract

We consider a class of baryogenesis models where the Lagrangian in the visible sector is Charge-Parity (CP) invariant and a baryon asymmetry is produced only when quantum statistics is taken into account. The CP symmetry is broken by matter effects, namely the assumption that the primordial plasma contains another asymmetric species, such as dark matter. Out-of-equilibrium baryon number violating decays can then generate an asymmetry through Bose enhancement and/or Pauli blocking of certain decay channels.

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@article{arxiv.1703.04759,
  title  = {Particle Asymmetries from Quantum Statistics},
  author = {Nikita Blinov and Anson Hook},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.04759},
  year   = {2017}
}

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