Weak decay of swirling protons and other processes

TL;DR

This paper explores how particles in uniform circular motion emit weak-interaction particles like neutrinos, with implications for astrophysics, focusing on swirling protons and electrons emitting neutrino-antineutrino pairs.

Contribution

It provides a detailed analysis of weak decay processes of particles in circular motion, a novel context for such emissions, with potential astrophysical applications.

Findings

Swirling protons emit weak-interaction particles.

Electrons in circular motion can emit neutrino-antineutrino pairs.

Results have relevance to astrophysical phenomena.

Abstract

We investigate the weak-interaction emission of spin-1/2 fermions from decaying (and non-decaying) particles endowed with uniform circular motion. The decay of swirling protons and the neutrino- antineutrino emission from circularly moving electrons are analyzed in some detail. The relevance of our results to astrophysics is commented.