Effective theory of Resonant Leptogenesis in the Closed-Time-Path approach

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 861, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-52

  Garbrecht, Björn ^a   Herranen, Matti ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84859213365     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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