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Contribution of black hole accretion disks to asymmetric lepton production

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It is shown that particle interactions in the black-hole accretion disks result in the production of excess positrons over electrons. This asymmetry dose not invoke CP violation and apparently contradicts recent observed ratio for the electron-positron component of cosmic rays.

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    Chidi E. Akujor

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Akujor, C.E. Contribution of black hole accretion disks to asymmetric lepton production. Astrophys Space Sci 100, 413–415 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00651616

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