Ruling out light axions: The writing is on the wall
We revisit the domain wall problem for QCD axion models with more than one quark charged under the Peccei-Quinn symmetry. Symmetry breaking during or after inflation results in the formation of a domain wall network which would cause cosmic catastrophe if it comes to dominate the Universe. The netwo...
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Language: | English |
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SciPost
2023-07-01
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Series: | SciPost Physics |
Online Access: | https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.15.1.003 |