1. Neutrino Oscillations:
The Solar Neutrino Problem
Benjamin P. Ziemer
Astrophysics REU
UW-Madison

2. Introduction Basic Neutrino Introduction
Particle Physics and The Standard Model
Survival Probability and “Experimental” Work

3. The Elusive Neutrino Pauli Discovery in 1930’s Neutrinos Sources
Cross Section

4. Neutrino Detection
Pauli Returns!
Modern Detectors
Solar Problem??

5. Particle Physics Particle Families
Equations, equations, equations . . .
Particle Families
spinors, helicity and other joys of field theory . . .

6. Standard Model Gauge Theories Higgs Mechanism
Massive Neutrino  Closed Universe?

7. Vacuum Oscillations Massive Neutrino  Oscillations
Evolution equations
Neutrino Probability

8. MSW Effect and the Sun Neutral vs. Charged Current Matter Equations:
Much ugly algebra later . .

9. Plots and Evidence
Variables
Density Profile
Behind the Scenes

10. Future Work Survival Code Decoupling of matter basis
Neglecting higher order?

11. Acknowledgements Andy Plumb and Bob Benjamin Prof. Balantekin
REU Program and the NSF