Six observations consistent with the electron neutrino being a tachyon with mass: $m_{\nu_e}^2=-0.11 \pm 0.016 eV^2$

TL;DR

This paper presents six observations from diverse astrophysical and particle physics data that collectively support the hypothesis that the electron neutrino is a tachyon with a negative squared mass, suggesting superluminal properties.

Contribution

It introduces a novel interpretation of neutrino data indicating the electron neutrino may be a tachyon with negative squared mass, supported by multiple independent observations.

Findings

Six observations are consistent with a tachyonic electron neutrino.

The six computed $m_{ u_e}^2$ values are remarkably consistent with -0.11 eV^2.

No known data conflicts with the tachyon hypothesis.

Abstract

Six observations based on data and fits to data from a variety of areas are consistent with the hypothesis that the electron neutrino is a $m_{\nu_e}^2 = -0.11 \pm 0.016 eV^2$ tachyon. The data are from areas including CMB fluctuations, gravitational lensing, cosmic ray spectra, neutrino oscillations, and $0\nu$ double beta decay. For each of the six observations it is possible under explicitly stated assumptions to compute a value for $m_{\nu_e}^2,$ and it is found that the six values are remarkably consistent with the above cited $\nu_e$ mass $(\chi^2=2.73).$ There are no known observations in clear conflict with the claimed result. Three checks are proposed to test the validity of the claim, one of which could be performed using existing data.