Question

When a Dirac fermion is analyzed as two coupled Weyl fermions, this quantity of the particle acts as the coupling constant between the chiralities. Unlike chirality, helicity is not Lorentz-invariant for particles with nonzero values of this quantity, as one can boost to a frame going faster than the particle to reverse its helicity. Mixing between flavor eigenstates and this quantity’s eigenstates causes a process described by the PMNS matrix. The surface in k-space where the energy-momentum relation is satisfied is a (*) “shell” named after this quantity. The oscillation of neutrinos (-5[1])implies they do not have a value of zero for this quantity, (10[2])as (10[1])once thought. A particle is relativistic when its kinetic energy exceeds the energy due to this property of the particle. (10[1])For 10 points, for a particle at rest, E equals what quantity times c-squared? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: mass [accept rest mass or invariant mass; accept neutrino mass; accept mass shell]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghOxford90-5
Michael KohnDurhamImperial A10210
Jaime Salamanca CamachoImperial BCambridge B10210
Dillon PatelWarwickBristol10310
Linus LuuCambridge ABirmingham12310
Schuyler ColfaxOxfordEdinburgh13810

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2023 ARCADIA at DukeEmory, Duke, YaleY4100%0%0%118.25
2023 ARCADIA at EmoryEmory, Duke, YaleY4100%0%25%111.75
2023 ARCADIA at ImperialImperialY5100%0%20%113.60
2023 ARCADIA at MarylandMaryland, OnlineY2100%0%0%121.50
2023 ARCADIA OnlineMaryland, OnlineY3100%0%0%101.00
2023 ARCADIA at TexasOhio State, TexasY3100%33%0%89.00
2023 ARCADIA at Ohio StateOhio State, TexasY3100%0%0%101.00