Equations for neutrino propagation in matter

Physical Review D

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2001, Pages

  Fishbane, Paul M ^a   Gasiorowicz, Stephen G ^b  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OSCILLATION;

EID: 0035583564     PISSN: 05562821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.64.113017     Document Type: Article

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