Temperature of a decoupled relativistic relic

ID: temperature-of-a-decoupled-relativistic-relic

Temperature of a decoupled relativistic relic by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
If a relativistic species decouples when the coupled plasma has entropy degrees of freedom, then after the plasma reaches degrees of freedom,
The ratio follows from separate redshifting of the decoupled species and cosmological entropy conservation in the coupled plasma.

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