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Under certain conditions a localized wave packetexhibits Zitterbewegung. A similar phenomenon occurs forthe chirality of a massive particle. In the case ofmassive neutrinos, since they are detected via the V–A weak charged currents, thisoscillation may even explain the “missing”solar neutrino experiments. The neutrino remains a masseigenstate, but contains an almost sterile right-handedcomponent. This qualitative discussion opens up a numberof interesting physical considerations.
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Leo, S.D., Rotelli, P. Neutrino Chiral Oscillations. International Journal of Theoretical Physics 37, 2193–2206 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026602305499
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