A solution of the strong CP problem via the Peccei-Quinn mechanism through the Nieh-Yan modified gravity and cosmological implications

作者:Lattanzi Massimiliano*; Mercuri Simone
来源:Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 2010, 81(12): 125015.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.81.125015

摘要

By identifying the recently introduced Barbero-Immirzi field with the QCD axion, the strong CP problem can be solved through the Peccei-Quinn mechanism. A specific energy scale for the Peccei-Quinn symmetry breaking is naturally predicted by this model. This provides a complete dynamical setting to evaluate the contribution of such an axion to the cold dark matter content of the Universe. Furthermore, a tight upper bound on the tensor-to-scalar ratio production of primordial gravitational waves can be fixed, representing a strong experimental test for this model.

  • 出版日期2010-6-23