Neutrino Flavor States and the Quantum Theory of Neutrino Oscillations
| dc.creator | Giunti, Carlo | |
| dc.date | 2008-01-04 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T11:54:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T11:54:59Z | |
| dc.description | The standard theory of neutrino oscillations is reviewed, highlighting the main assumptions: the definition of the flavor states, the equal-momentum assumption and the time = distance assumption. It is shown that the standard flavor states are correct approximations of the states that describe neutrinos in oscillation experiments. The equal-momentum assumption is shown to be unnecessary for the derivation of the oscillation probability. The time = distance assumption derives from the wave-packet character of the propagating neutrinos. We present a simple quantum-mechanical wave-packet model which allows us to describe the coherence and localization of neutrino oscillations. | |
| dc.description | 16 pages; talk presented at the XI Mexican Workshop on Particles and Fields, 7-12 November 2007, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0801.0653 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0801.0653 | |
| dc.identifier | AIPConf.Proc.1026:3-19,2008 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1063/1.2965075 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/205106 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology | |
| dc.title | Neutrino Flavor States and the Quantum Theory of Neutrino Oscillations | |
| dc.type | text |