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In some ways, the theory of neutrino scattering is the simplest that can exist in particle physics. Neutrinos are only sensitive to one of the four forces, are point-like objects which do not decay, and posses such small rest mass that they are essentially always relativistic particles. As a consequence of the first property of neutrinos, the only bosons which are capable of mediating the interaction between an incoming neutrino and any target are the W± and the Z 0.
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Mousseau, J.A. (2017). Theory. In: First Search for the EMC Effect and Nuclear Shadowing in Neutrino Nuclear Deep Inelastic Scattering at MINERvA. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44841-1_2
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