Neutrinos and rare isotopes

Abstract

The close connection between neutrino physics and the physics explored at rare isotope facilities is explored. The duality between the Hamiltonian describing the self-interacting neutrino gas near the proto-neutron star in a core-collapse supernova and the BCS theory of pairing is elucidated. This many neutrino system is unique as it is the only many-body system driven by weak interactions. Its symmetries are discussed.

Comments: Proceedings of International Symposium "Exotic Nuclear Structure From Nucleons" (ENSFN 2012)