Neutrino Flavor Evolution near a Supernova's Core
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In supernovae and in the early universe, neutrino flavor evolution is a many-body phenomena. Here the equations describing the evolution of the density matrices in phase space are derived. Then these equations are applied to neutrino emission from a supernova core. The effects of a 'small' background neutrino density on adiabatic and nonadiabatic flavor evolution
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