Particles (Mar 2024)

Z Boson Emission by a Neutrino in de Sitter Expanding Universe

  • Mihaela-Andreea Băloi,
  • Cosmin Crucean,
  • Diana Dumitrele

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/particles7010016
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 275 – 288

Abstract

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The production of Z bosons in emission processes by neutrinos in the expanding de Sitter universe is studied by using perturbative methods. The total probability and transition rate for the spontaneous emission of a Z boson by a neutrino is computed analytically; then, we conduct a graphical analysis in terms of the expansion parameter. Our results prove that this process is possible only for large expansion conditions of the early universe. Finally, the density number of Z bosons is defined, and we obtain a quantitative estimation of this quantity in terms of the density number of neutrinos.

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