Abstract
The hypothetical leptonic photons, namely, those that have coupling to electrons, can be produced in the Sun and other stellar objects by the process of photoproduction. Being weakly interacting particles they could substantially influence the evolution of the star by changing the process of heat release. In order for this not to happen, the leptonic coupling constant must be smaller than ∼10−26, i.e., much smaller than the ∼10−12 required for the stability of bodies against the leptonic Coulomb forces.
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Pis’ma Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 70, No. 5, 321–322 (10 September 1999)
Published in English in the original Russian journal. Edited by Steve Torstveit.