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In the low energy effective theory of the weak interaction, a macroscopic force arises when pairs of neutrinos are exchanged. We calculate the neutrino Casimir force between plates, allowing for two different mass eigenstates within the loop. We also provide the general potential between point sources. We discuss the possibility of distinguishing whether neutrinos are Majorana or Dirac fermions using these quantum forces.
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Costantino, A., Fichet, S. The neutrino Casimir force. J. High Energ. Phys. 2020, 122 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2020)122
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