How Many Solar Neutrino Experiments Are Wrong?
Abstract
Ten recently-published solar models give \7be neutrino fluxes that lie within a range of 10\% of the average value, a convergence that is independent of uncertainties in the measured laboratory rate of the \7be(p,γ)\8b reaction. If nothing happens to solar neutrinos after they are created ( a la standard electroweak theory) and the operating solar neutrino experiments are correct, then the \7be solar neutrino flux must be less than 50\% of the solar model value. At least three of the four existing solar neutrino experiments must be wrong if: (1) standard electroweak theory is correct, and (2) the true \7be neutrino flux lies within the range predicted by standard solar models.
Turn this paper into a full lesson
ArcXiv compiles a staged curriculum from this paper: 8-12 lessons across beginner → advanced, synthesised section guides, visuals, flashcards, a quiz, exercises, and on-demand deep dives per section. Grounded in the abstract, never invented.