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If I moved in the rest frame of a solar neutrino would I still measure neutrino oscillations?
Thank you for any help!
Thank you for any help!
Bill_K said:Neutrino oscillations are a quantum effect...The neutrino state created by a weak decay in the sun is a well-defined neutrino flavor, but not an energy eigenstate. The oscillation takes place because, as the eigenstates that make up the state evolve, the flavor slowly evolves...
Vanadium 50 said:Stop...stop...stop...we're all getting off the track here. Go back to elementary QM.
For a neutrino to even have a rest frame, it must be in a mass eigenstate. If it's in a mass eigenstate, the overlap with the flavor eigenstates is a fixed number - it doesn't oscillate.
Neutrino oscillations refer to the phenomenon where neutrinos change from one type to another as they travel through space. This is possible because neutrinos have a mass and therefore can interact with other particles.
Neutrino oscillations are measured by detecting the different types of neutrinos that are produced by sources such as the sun. This is done using specialized detectors that can detect the interactions of neutrinos with other particles.
The solar neutrino rest frame is a reference frame that is centered on the sun and moves along with it as it travels through space. This reference frame is used to measure the properties of neutrinos emitted by the sun.
Measuring neutrino oscillations in the solar neutrino rest frame is important because it allows us to better understand the properties of neutrinos and how they interact with other particles. This information can help us further our understanding of the universe and its fundamental particles.
Measuring neutrino oscillations in the solar neutrino rest frame can have many implications, including providing evidence for the existence of neutrino mass, helping us understand the energy production processes in the sun, and potentially leading to new discoveries in particle physics and astrophysics.