Neutrino masses from outer space

Neutrinos can gain mass from coupling to an ultralight field in slow roll. When such a field is displaced from its minimum, its vev acts just like the Higgs vev in spontaneous symmetry breaking. Although these masses may eventually vanish, they do it over a very long time. The theory is technically...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guido D'Amico, Teresa Hamill, Nemanja Kaloper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037026931930560X