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May 12 , 2019 1814 days 740 0
  • Scientist at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research have theorised the reason for formation of supernova.
  • They say that fast neutrino oscillations may be the reason why some stars explode.
  • Explosion of a star results in Supernova.
  • It is the largest explosion that takes place in space.
Fast neutrino oscillations
  • 3 types of neutrinos are electron neutrino, muon neutrino and tau neutrino.
  • Neutrinos have a small mass and they can change from one flavour to another. This is called neutrino oscillation.
  • Fast Neutrino oscillations happens when different kind of neutrons are emitted in slightly different directions.

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