On ultra-relativistic approximations, unobservable phases and other hand-waving in the derivation of the neutrino oscillation length

dc.creatorLevy, Jean-Michel
dc.date2009-01-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:24:33Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:24:33Z
dc.descriptionA wrong derivation of the phase of a propagating massive particle which has repeatedly appeared during the last years has the advantage of leading once more to the important question of the phase difference between the mass eigenstates constitutive of an oscillating neutrino described in the plane wave formalism. Serious errors of principle are pointed at in a number of simple calculations and the oscillation length is derived in a way which allows to show that the standard result can suffer but minute variations in the ultrarelativistic case.
dc.description11 pages, no figure
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0901.0408
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0901.0408
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/214359
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleOn ultra-relativistic approximations, unobservable phases and other hand-waving in the derivation of the neutrino oscillation length
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