Are there "neutrino flavors"? Dialogue on the principle of mass-energy equivalence

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Abstract

This paper is a general dialogue on the principle of mass-energy equivalence, in view of the conclusions reached in Phys. Essays 15, 87 (2002). A number of important questions about the total energy equation H = mv 2 and its implications are discussed, particularly the relationship between this energy expression and the 4-vector (Minkowski) representation of special relativity. As it became clear from Phys. Essays 15, 87 (2002) that the "neutrino" that is currently being detected in solar and other high-energy nuclear reactions is not Pauli's particle (since it is an unnecessary proposition in explaining the beta-decay reaction), a reinvestigation of certain key experiments of the past concerning neutrino physics becomes necessary. It is demonstrated that the principle of the existence of different neutrino "flavors" is very questionable.

Identifier

33745048233 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Physics Essays

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.4006/1.3025709

ISSN

08361398

First Page

459

Last Page

475

Issue

4

Volume

17

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