https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-009-1192-y
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
On parton distributions in a photon gas
Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 60-th October Anniversary pr. 7a, Moscow, 117312, Russia
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Received:
14
January
2009
Revised:
27
August
2009
Published online:
5
November
2009
A solution to the problem of parton distributions in a gas of photons with blackbody spectrum is proposed. The cosmic microwave background radiation is considered as a particular case. The survival probability of ultra-high energy neutrinos traveling through this radiation is calculated.
PACS: 12.38.Bx – / 95.85.Ry – / 98.70.Vc –
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