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Astronomy · L5 · From Leptogenesis to the Observed Baryon Asymmetry

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How CP-violating decays of heavy Majorana neutrinos, followed by electroweak sphaleron conversion, can reproduce all three Sakharov conditions.

by @openstemUpdated Astronomy
Heavy Majorana neutrino Ndecays out of equilibriumCP-violating decay rates:Γ(N→l) ≠ Γ(N→l̄)Net lepton-numberasymmetry generatedElectroweak sphaleronsstill active (T > T_EW)?Sphalerons convert part of theL asymmetry to B(conserve B-L, violate B+L)Lepton asymmetrysurvives unconvertedObserved η ≈ 6×10⁻¹⁰baryon-to-photon ratioYesNo

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