Comment on "Ponderomotive force due to neutrinos"
arXiv:physics/9807050 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.60.068701
Abstract
The derivation of the ponderomotive force due to neutrinos by Hardy and Melrose, Phys.Rev.D v.54, p.6491 (1996) is based on a flawed analysis of the ponderomotive force concept. Their conclusions also contain an erroneous physical assumption related to the neutrino emission in supernovae. A correct analysis shows the importance of the ponderomotive force due to neutrinos in type II supernovae explosions.
3 pages, RevTeX, minor changes, to appear in Phys.Rev. D (1999)