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Double Chooz and Reactor Neutrino Oscillation

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This chapter is dedicated to review and explore both theoretical and experimental point of view of neutrino physics, particularly to neutrino oscillations. The current state of the art regarding the measurement of the oscillation parameters is given with a description of the most important experiments in the field. The problem related to the nature of the neutrino mass is also briefly described. Finally, the open questions and the future efforts to be addressed by the neutrino community are also discussed.

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    Some experiments showed non zero value for the other two angles, as it is showed in next sections.

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Junqueira de Castro Bezerra, T. (2015). Neutrino Oscillation. In: Double Chooz and Reactor Neutrino Oscillation. Springer Theses. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55375-5_2

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