Lepton number violation, Majorana neutrinos, and supernovae

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/183769· OSTI ID:5130327

Kolb, E W; Tubbs, D L; Dicus, D A

Weak interaction theories with Majorana masses for neutrinos have lepton number violating reactions. We consider gravitational collapse of massive stars in such a model and find that if the lepton nonconserving reactions occur, the dynamics of collapse will be drastically different from the low-entropy collapse that follows from the usual assumption of lepton number conservation.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of California
• OSTI ID: 5130327
• Journal Information: Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.; (United States), Vol. 255:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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