Sakharov conditions
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The Sakharov conditions are three fundamental criteria—baryon number violation, C and CP violation, and departure from thermal equilibrium—required to explain the observed matter–antimatter asymmetry in the universe.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baryogenesis condition set
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cosmology concept ⓘ physical theory concept ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain |
baryon asymmetry of the universe
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matter–antimatter asymmetry GENERATED ⓘ |
| appliesIn | early universe conditions GENERATED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
baryogenesis
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leptogenesis GENERATED ⓘ |
| assumes | initial matter–antimatter symmetry GENERATED ⓘ |
| category |
necessary conditions in cosmology
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theoretical physics principle GENERATED ⓘ |
| context | Big Bang cosmology GENERATED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Baryon asymmetry of the universe paper (1967) GENERATED ⓘ |
| field |
cosmology
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early universe physics GENERATED ⓘ high‑energy physics GENERATED ⓘ particle physics GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
C and CP violation
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baryon number violation GENERATED ⓘ departure from thermal equilibrium GENERATED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of baryogenesis models
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searches for new sources of CP violation GENERATED ⓘ |
| involves |
CP‑violating interactions
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baryon number non‑conserving interactions GENERATED ⓘ non‑equilibrium thermodynamics GENERATED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Andrei Sakharov GENERATED ⓘ |
| notSufficientFor | unique prediction of baryon asymmetry magnitude GENERATED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Andrei Sakharov GENERATED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1967 GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
CP violation in the Standard Model
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CPT theorem GENERATED ⓘ baryon number GENERATED ⓘ electroweak baryogenesis GENERATED ⓘ grand unified theories GENERATED ⓘ out‑of‑equilibrium processes in the early universe GENERATED ⓘ |
| requires |
baryon number violation
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departure from thermal equilibrium GENERATED ⓘ violation of charge conjugation symmetry (C) GENERATED ⓘ violation of charge–parity symmetry (CP) GENERATED ⓘ |
| status | widely accepted necessary criteria for baryogenesis GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
model building beyond the Standard Model
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tests of cosmological baryogenesis scenarios GENERATED ⓘ |
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