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Neutrino production in supernovae
As much as 99% of the gravitational energy liberated in a core collapse supernova emerges as kinetic energy of neutrinos. The neutrinos are produces in nuclear reactions (electron capture on nuclei ...
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Why do the neutrinos (with mass) from a supernova arrive before the light (no mass)?
I've already read the below questions (and their answers) regarding neutrinos vs. electromagnetic waves propagating through space, but I'm still not clear on something.
Neutrinos arrived before the ...
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Is a Betelgeuse supernova able to neutralise earth's nuclear arsenal?
According to an article on newscientist.com, a neutrino beam could neutralise nuclear bombs by inducing a slow meltdown of the nuclear fuel. The neutrino generator
would need to be more than a ...
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If neutrinos travel faster than light, how much lead time would we have over detecting supernovas?
In light of the recent story that neutrinos travel faster than photons, I realize the news about this is sensationalistic and many tests still remain, but let's ASSUME neutrinos are eventually proven ...
Matias Nino