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The origin of neutrino mass

Hitoshi Murayama
- 01 May 2002 - 
- Vol. 15, Iss: 5, pp 35-39
TLDR
The universe is filled with neutrinos as discussed by the authors, which were created less than one second after the Big Bang and remain in the universe today because they interact very weakly with matter.
Abstract
IF WE look deep into the universe, we see stars and galaxies of all shapes and sizes. What we do not see, however, is that the universe is filled with particles called neutrinos. These particles – which have no charge and have little or no mass – were created less than one second after the Big Bang, and large numbers of these primordial low-energy neutrinos remain in the universe today because they interact very weakly with matter. Indeed, every cubic centimetre of space contains about 300 of these uncharged relics.

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A Universal Gauge Theory Model Based on E6

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