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M. Bergevin
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This letter proposes an alternative quantum mechanical picture for the observed phenomena of neutrino oscillations. It is assumed in the following that neutrinos interact via diabatic (or localised) interactions with a new particle field, which changes their flavor. Furthermore, it is assumed that each neutrino flavor state can only have a single associated mass thereby making them fundamental particles of nature. The effective masses associated with matter interactions replace the concept of neutrino mixing angles. Preliminary evidence that left-handed neutrinos and right-handed antineutrinos oscillate differently is presented, implying charge-parity violation. Given the apparent anomalous observations of some neutrino oscillation experiments, which have led to speculations about the existence of a fourth (sterile) neutrino, it is worth examining the oscillation behavior predicted by alternative mechanisms to determine if they more naturally explain the available data.
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