arXiv:1408.2804physics.gen-ph
Six observations consistent with the electron neutrino being a tachyon with mass: $m_{ν_e}^2=-0.11 \pm 0.016 eV^2$
Abstract
Six observations based on data and fits to data from a variety of areas are consistent with the hypothesis that the electron neutrino is a $m_{ν_e}^2 = -0.11 \pm 0.016 eV^2$ tachyon. The data are from areas including CMB fluctuations, gravitational lensing, cosmic ray spectra, neutrino oscillations, and $0ν$ double beta decay. For each of the six observations it is possible under explicitly stated assumptions to compute a value for $m_{ν_e}^2,$ and it is found that the six values are remarkably consistent with the above cited $ν_e$ mass $(χ^2=2.73).$ There are no known observations in clear conflict with the claimed result. Three checks are proposed to test the validity of the claim, one of which could be performed using existing data.
I am always weary of a sole authored physics paper, especially in particle physics. Either he had nobody working with him, or nobody wanted their name associated with the work, both raise red flags these days. Direct link to arxiv paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/1408.2804
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This article on phys.org appears to be taken verbatim from a press release written by the paper's author, Robert Erlech. (Here's his website: http://mason.gmu.edu/~rehrlich/) From that site, here's a link to what seems to be the original paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/1408.2804…
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