An effective field theory for non-relativistic Majorana neutrinos

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2013, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Biondini, S ^a   Brambilla, N ^a   Escobedo, M A ^a   Vairo, A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cosmology of theories beyond the SM; Neutrino physics; Thermal field theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895558798     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP12(2013)028     Document Type: Article

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