TITLE:
Neutrinos Described as Vacuum Energy Excitations Predict Observed Neutrino Mass Sum
AUTHORS:
T. R. Mongan
KEYWORDS:
Neutrino Mass Sum Prediction, Electron Neutrino Mass from Vacuum Energy Density
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Modern Physics,
Vol.15 No.12,
November
1,
2024
ABSTRACT: Reliable observations find only three neutrino mass eigenstates, oscillating between each other as neutrinos travel through space, and limit the sum of the three neutrino masses. At a minimum, any reliable description of neutrinos must allow only three neutrino mass eigenstates and predict a neutrino mass sum consistent with observations. This paper describes neutrinos as spheres, with radius one quarter of their Compton wavelength and thickness of the Planck length, surrounding a central core along their rotation axis, with diameter of the Planck length. This description of neutrinos as excitations of the vacuum energy allows only three neutrino mass eigenstates and predicts a neutrino mass sum consistent with observations.