Neutrinos Described as Vacuum Energy Excitations Predict Observed Neutrino Mass Sum

Reliable observations find only three neutrino mass eigenstates, oscillating between each other as neutrinos travel through space, and limit the sum of the three neutrino masses. At a minimum, any reliable description of neutrinos must allow only three neutrino mass eigenstates and predict a neutrino mass sum consistent with observations. This paper describes neutrinos as spheres, with radius one quarter of their Compton wavelength and thickness of the Planck length, surrounding a central core along their rotation axis, with diameter of the Planck length. This description of neutrinos as excitations of the vacuum energy allows only three neutrino mass eigenstates and predicts a neutrino mass sum consistent with observations.