A Cosmological Three Level Neutrino Laser

Details A Cosmological Three Level Neutrino Laser A Cosmological Three Level Neutrino Laser

1997-02-14

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9702125v1

Phys.Rev. D55 (1997) 4571-4576

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages, RevTex, due for publication in Phys. Rev. D, April 15 issue

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.55.4571

We present a calculation of a neutrino decay scenario in the early Universe. The specific decay is \nu_{2} \to \nu_{1} + \phi, where \phi is a boson. If there is a neutrino mass hierarchy, m_{\nu_{e}} < m_{\nu_{\mu}} < m_{\nu_{\tau}}, we show that it is possible to generate stimulated decay and effects similar to atomic lasing without invoking new neutrinos, even starting from identical neutrino distributions. Under the right circumstances the decay can be to very low momentum boson states thereby producing something similar to a Bose condensate, with possible consequences for structure formation. Finally, we argue that this type of decay may also be important other places in early Universe physics.

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