On the solar neutrino problem in the relativistic field theory model of the deuteron

Abstract

The relativistic field theory model of the deuteron suggested by us previously is applied to the calculation of the reaction rate of the low-energy two-proton fusion p + p -> D + e+ + nu. The theoretical prediction of the reaction rate obtained is 2.9 times larger than given by the potential approach. This leads to a strong suppression of the high energy solar neutrino fluxes.

14 pages, LaTeX, plus 1 figure added as postscript file, submitted to Astrophysical Journal