Speaker
Description
As all observable effects of mixed quantum states, the coherence of neutrino oscillation is expected to be lost at some stage. Up to now, due to its unique property, observed neutrinos can either be classified to be in full coherence or full decoherence. However, as the precision of neutrino oscillation experiments increases, a fully coherent description would become insufficient at some point, and a door to effects in the quantum regime through decoherence signatures may open up. In this talk, I will present a generic structure for decoherence effects in neutrino oscillations by combining the concept of open quantum system and quantum field theory. Finally, I will show how quantum effects, as well as classical uncertainties, would affect the oscillation pattern.
