Hard-thermal-loop corrections in leptogenesis I: CP-asymmetries

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2012, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Kieig, Clemens P ^a   Plümacher, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

baryon asymmetry; leptogenesis; particle physics cosmology connection; physics of the early universe

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864455493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2012/07/014     Document Type: Article

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