Neutrino Flavor States and the Quantum Theory of Neutrino Oscillations

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2008-01-04

arxiv.org/abs/0801.0653v1

AIPConf.Proc.1026:3-19,2008

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

16 pages; talk presented at the XI Mexican Workshop on Particles and Fields, 7-12 November 2007, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Me

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.2965075

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.

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