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A Dynamical Solution to the Axion Domain Wall Problem

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2020-02-26 v1

Abstract

The domain wall problem and the isocurvature problem restrict possible combinations of axion models and inflation models. In this paper, we considered a new mechanism which solves those problems by dynamics of multiple scalar fields during/after inflation. The mechanism makes axion models with a non-trivial domain wall number compatible with inflation models with a large Hubble parameter, HI107\mbox8H_{I} \gg 10^{7\mbox{-}8}\,GeV. The mechanism also avoids the isocurvature problem. This mechanism increases the freedom of choice of combinations of axion models and inflation models.

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@article{arxiv.1909.01604,
  title  = {A Dynamical Solution to the Axion Domain Wall Problem},
  author = {Masahiro Ibe and Shin Kobayashi and Motoo Suzuki and Tsutomu T. Yanagida},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.01604},
  year   = {2020}
}

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27 pages, 4 figures

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