A Universe without Weak Interactions
@article{Harnik2006AUW, title={A Universe without Weak Interactions}, author={Roni Harnik and Graham D. Kribs and Gilad Perez}, journal={Physical Review D}, year={2006}, volume={74}, pages={035006} }
SLAC-PUB-11795, hep-ph/0604027 A Universe Without Weak Interactions arXiv:hep-ph/0604027v1 4 Apr 2006 Roni Harnik 1 , Graham D. Kribs 2 , and Gilad Perez 3 1 Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94309 and Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 2 Department of Physics and Institute of Theoretical Science University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 3 Theoretical Physics Group, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of…
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