Exact matter-covariant formulation of neutrino oscillation probabilities

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

Volumn 565, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 159-168

  Harrison, P F ^a   Scott, W G ^b   Weiler, T J ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENSITY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OSCILLATION; PROBABILITY; VACUUM;

EID: 0037592272     PISSN: 03702693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0370-2693(03)00749-4     Document Type: Article

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