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Comment on "Ponderomotive force due to neutrinos"

L. O. Silva, R. Bingham, J. M. Dawson, P. K. Shukla, N. L. Tsintsadze, J. T. Mendonca

physics.plasm-pharXiv:physics/9807050

Abstract

The derivation of the ponderomotive force due to neutrinos by Hardy and Melrose, Phys.Rev.D v.54, p.6491 (1996) is based on a flawed analysis of the ponderomotive force concept. Their conclusions also contain an erroneous physical assumption related to the neutrino emission in supernovae. A correct analysis shows the importance of the ponderomotive force due to neutrinos in type II supernovae explosions.

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