Published May 1, 2020 | Version v1
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Neutrino oscillations in matter via eigenvalues

  • 1. Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • 2. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
  • 3. University of Chicago

Description

We present a new method of exactly calculating neutrino oscillation probabilities in matter. We leverage the "eigenvector-eigenvalue identity" to show that, given the eigenvalues, all mixing angles in matter follow surprisingly simply. The 𝐢⁒𝑃 violating phase in matter can then be determined from the Toshev identity. Then, to avoid the cumbersome expressions for the exact eigenvalues, we have applied previously derived perturbative, approximate eigenvalues to this scheme and discovered them to be even more precise than previously realized. We also find that these eigenvalues converge at a rate of 5 orders of magnitude per perturbative order which is the square of the previously realized expectation. Finally, we provide an updated speed versus accuracy plot for oscillation probabilities in matter, to include the methods of this paper.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevD.101.093001
Other
oai:uchicago.tind.io:12187

Funding

U.S. Department of Energy
DE-AC02-07CH11359
Neutrino Physics Center
U.S. Department of Energy
desc0012704
European Union
Horizon 2020
European Union
Horizon 2020

UChicago Information

Division(s)
Physical Sciences Division
Department(s)
Enrico Fermi Institute, Physics