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What flavor is that neutrino? Adding flavor helps to track neutrino movement in astrophysical systems - EurekAlert


Because of the number and density of neutrinos involved, it is nearly impossible to calculate the movement of neutrinos from compact astrophysical systems such as core-collapse supernovae and neutron star mergers. Researchers have now examined a potential way to solve this challenge by expanding traditional methods of calculating neutrino movement to include quantum mechanical flavor change. This reduces the complexity of the calculations.

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