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Neutrino mass eigenstate

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Summary

One of the propagation eigenstates conventionally labeled $\nu_1,\nu_2,\nu_3$ , with definite mass in vacuum. Their coherent phases and PMNS amplitudes generate flavor oscillation.

Record metadata

Canonical name: Neutrino mass eigenstate
Concept ID: neutrino_mass_eigenstate
Content version: 2.3.0
Primary field: Physics
Fields: Physics
Primary domain: Particle physics
Domains: Particle physics
Alternate terminology: No alternate terminology is currently authored for this record.
Concept type: Propagation eigenstate class

Concept sources

Wikipedia — Neutrino oscillation — Neutrino oscillation · encyclopedic reference · source ID wp-physics-neutrino_mixing
nLab — neutrino — neutrino · mathematical physics reference · source ID nlab-physics-neutrino
PDG — Neutrino Masses, Mixing, and Oscillations (Review of Particle Physics 2026) — Neutrino Masses, Mixing, and Oscillations (Review of Particle Physics 2026) · Particle Data Group review · source ID pdg-2026-neutrino
Nobel Prize — The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015: Advanced Information — The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015: Advanced Information · Nobel Foundation scientific reference · source ID nobel-neutrino

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Neutrino Neutrino mass eigenstate

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Relation ID: neutrino_to_massbasis
Relation type: Classification classification
Direction: source → target
Endpoint roles: source: Has subtype; target: Classified as
Authored annotation: propagation mass basis

Authored explanation

The observed light neutrino sector contains three propagating mass eigenstates, conventionally labeled $\nu_1,\nu_2,\nu_3$ .

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PDG — Neutrino Masses, Mixing, and Oscillations (Review of Particle Physics 2026) — Neutrino Masses, Mixing, and Oscillations (Review of Particle Physics 2026) · Particle Data Group review · source ID pdg-2026-neutrino
Nobel Prize — The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015: Advanced Information — The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015: Advanced Information · Nobel Foundation scientific reference · source ID nobel-neutrino

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