# Multi-dimensional solution of fast neutrino conversions in binary neutron star merger remnants

```@article{PadillaGay2020MultidimensionalSO,
title={Multi-dimensional solution of fast neutrino conversions in binary neutron star merger remnants},
author={I. Padilla-Gay and S. Shalgar and I. Tamborra},
journal={Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics},
year={2020},
volume={2021},
pages={017 - 017}
}```
• Published 2020
• Physics
• Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Fast pairwise conversions of neutrinos are predicted to be ubiquitous in neutron star merger remnants with potentially major implications on the nucleosynthesis of the elements heavier than iron. We present the first sophisticated numerical solution of the neutrino flavor evolution above the remnant disk within a (2+1+1) dimensional setup: two spatial coordinates, one angular variable, and time. We look for a steady-state flavor configuration above the remnant disk. Albeit the linear stability… Expand
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