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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2023 iii Paper 310 2 c Solution by
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When , the Fermi-Dirac distribution approaches the step function for and zero for . For one internal state and negligible mass, the degenerate relic neutrino energy density is thereforeso .
At thermal equilibrium, the antineutrino chemical potential is . Its occupation is approximately , givingIt is exponentially smaller than the neutrino density; this particle-antiparticle imbalance is a cosmological lepton asymmetry.
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