Z boson emission by a neutrino in de Sitter expanding universe

Abstract

Production of Z bosons in emission processes by neutrinos in the expanding de Sitter universe is studied by using perturbative methods. The total probability and transition rate for the spontaneous emission of a Z boson by a neutrino is computed analytically, then we perform a graphical analysis in terms of the expansion parameter. Our results prove that this process is possible only for large expansion conditions of the early Universe. Finally the density number of Z bosons is defined and we obtain a quantitative estimation of this quantity in terms of the density number of neutrinos.

18 pages, 4 figures