New Trends in Neutrino Physics

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the Ringberg Euroconference, which brought together 44 experimental & theoretical physicists from all over the world who are actively working in neutrino physics & in closely related fields. The purpose of the meeting was to communicate the latest experimental results & to exchange new theoretical ideas on the phenomenology of neutrinos within & beyond the standard model of particle physics, as well as in astrophysics & cosmology. Results from...
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This volume constitutes the proceedings of the Ringberg Euroconference, which brought together 44 experimental & theoretical physicists from all over the world who are actively working in neutrino physics & in closely related fields. The purpose of the meeting was to communicate the latest experimental results & to exchange new theoretical ideas on the phenomenology of neutrinos within & beyond the standard model of particle physics, as well as in astrophysics & cosmology. Results from past & present laboratory experiments were presented at the conference, & they have yielded valuable information; continuation of such experiments & future new experiments may bring us closer to some sought-after answers. In astrophysics, the most exciting results come from Superkamiokande & refer to solar neutrinos, bringing the problem of the solar neutrino deficit closer to a solution, & to atmospheric neutrinos, indicating that the neutrinos apparently do have a non-zero mass. Decisive new results are expected from new running & new forthcoming detectors. In theory, much attention has been devoted to constructing scenarios which explain the apparently large neutrino mixing angles. In cosmology, neutrinos may play a crucial role for baryogenesis, & may contribute a hot dark matter component beyond cold dark matter, which apparently dominates the mass density of the universe. The hypothesis of a hot plus cold dark matter cosmology may be tested with the forthcoming MAP & PLANCK cosmic microwave background missions & large scale galaxy surveys such as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. This short overview shows the present liveliness of neutrino physics & the bright prospects in the field. Contents: Experimental Aspects of Neutrino Properties; Theoretical Aspects of Neutrino Properties; Atmospheric Neutrinos; Solar Neutrinos; Neutrinos in Astrophysics; Neutrinos in Cosmology. Readership: Physicists.