Published December 22, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Gauged Axions and their QCD Interactions

  • 1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita del Salento and INFN Sezione di Lecce, Via Arnesano 73100 Lecce (Italy)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0175 (United States)

Description

We present a brief overview of axion models associated to anomalous abelian (gauge) symmetries, discussing their main phenomenological features. Among these, the mechanism of vacuum misalignment introduced at the QCD and at the electroweak phase transitions, with the appearance of periodic potentials, responsible for the generation of a mass for these types of axions.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1317
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 177-184
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
Theory and experiment - Beppe Nardulli memorial workshop
Acronym
International workshop on quantum chromodynamics
Dates
20-23 Jun 2010
Place
Martina Franca (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42101667
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AXIONS; GAUGE INVARIANCE; INTERACTIONS; MASS; PERIODICITY; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; SYMMETRY BREAKING; WEINBERG-SALAM GAUGE MODEL
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; GOLDSTONE BOSONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES; VARIATIONS

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