Geometric phase of neutrinos: Differences between Dirac and Majorana neutrinos

We analyze the non-cyclic geometric phase for neutrinos. We find that the geometric phase and the total phase associated to the mixing phenomenon provide a theoretical tool to distinguish between Dirac and Majorana neutrinos. Our results hold for neutrinos propagating in vacuum and through the matte...

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Main Authors: A. Capolupo, S.M. Giampaolo, B.C. Hiesmayr, G. Vitiello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269318302053