Neutrino oscillations: A relativistic example of a two-level system

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 869-875

  Sassaroli, Elisabetta ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033406548     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.19140     Document Type: Article

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