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Fractional entropy of a relativistically decoupled species (sX​/stotal​=g∗s,X​/(g∗s,X​+g∗s,bath,D​))

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If a species and the remaining bath share a temperature at decoupling, their initial entropy ratio is the ratio of their entropy-weighted degrees of freedom. Subsequent conservation of each sector's comoving entropy keeps that fraction constant, even when the bath heats relative to the relic. For a two-state neutrino species leaving an ideal Standard Model bath, the fraction is (7/4)/(106.75+7/4)≃1.61%.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2004 / iii / Paper 56 / 4 / Solution
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