Are there right handed neutrinos?

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The new fermilab video ends with a teaser: Do right-handed neutrinos exist or is it that they do not interact with matter? (at 7:30) For those of us who cannot wait for the next video to find out, is there a clear answer?

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Mar 16, 2017

edguy99 said:

is there a clear answer?

Most likely there is, but we do not know what it is.

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edguy99 said:

is there a clear answer?

How would you know if there were?

Are there right handed neutrinos?

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