Weak decay of uniformly accelerated protons and related processes

Abstract

We investigate the weak interaction emission of spin-1/2 fermions from accelerated currents. As particular applications, we analyze the decay of uniformly accelerated protons and neutrons, and the neutrino-antineutrino emission from uniformly accelerated electrons. The possible relevance of our results to astrophysics is also discussed.

16 pages (REVTEX), 6 figures, to appear in Physical Review D

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• Decay of accelerated particles
• Decay of protons and neutrons induced by acceleration
• Scalar radiation emitted from a source rotating around a black hole
• Collective effects in $\nu \bar{\nu }$ synchrotron radiation from neutron stars

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