Abstract
We consider the possibility that the observed particle-antiparticle imbalance in the universe is due to baryon-number, $C$, and $\mathrm{CP}$ nonconservation. We make general observations and describe a framework for making quantitative estimates.
Keywords
PhysicsAntiparticleBaryonBaryon numberUniverseParticle physicsElementary particleTheoretical physicsNuclear physicsAstrophysicsElectronLepton
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- 1978
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- article
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 4500-4509
- Citations
- 279
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Savas Dimopoulos,
Leonard Susskind
(1978).
Baryon number of the universe.
Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields
, 18
(12)
, 4500-4509.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.18.4500
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- DOI
- 10.1103/physrevd.18.4500