Neutrino Mean Free Path in Strange Matter at High Temperatures

We investigate the condition that the neutrino energies E_v can be considered to be small enough to be neglected in the energy momentum conservation equation in the reactions d+v_e → u+e^- and u+e^- → d+v_e. It can be simply expressed as E_v < 4α_cμ_e/π, where α_c is the strong coupling constant and μ_e is the electron chemical potential. Then for E_v < 4α_cμ_e/π, we generalize the mean free path for nondegenerate neutrinos given by Iwamoto and obtain a formula that is valid for both nondegenerate and degenerate neutrinos. We also model the mean free path for both nondegenerate and degenerate neutrinos with energies E_v < 4α_cμ_e/π.

Neutrino Mean Free Path in Strange Matter at High Temperatures