Multi-Dimensional Solution of Fast Neutrino Conversions in Binary Neutron Star Merger Remnants

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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 analysis predicts flavor instabilities at any location above the remnant disk, our simulations in the non-linear regime show that fast pairwise conversions lead to minimal neutrino mixing (<1%); flavor equilibration is never achieved in our models.