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arxiv hep-ph/9809558 v1 pith:CZR4JMXF submitted 1998-09-28 hep-ph

Physics Involved in Neutrino Oscillation

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keywords prescriptionoscillationwaveneutrinopackettreatmentsappearaspects
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Neutrino oscillation is discussed with emphases placed more on its conceptual aspects. After reviewing the two conventional formulations, referred to here as the same-energy prescription and the same-momentum prescription, wave packet treatments are developed for each of these two prescriptions. Both wave packets localized in space and those in time are considered, and, by invoking relativistic kinematics as well, the necessary conditions for oscillation to occur are derived, which appear to have a form more well-defined and quantitative than what have been noted before. Some phenomenological implications suggested by the wave packet treatments are briefly mentioned. Finally, as a possible third prescription, the same-velocity prescription is given.

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