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Axion Mass Bound in Very Special Relativity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-07-21 v1

Abstract

In this paper we propose a very special relativity (VSR)-inspired description of the axion electrodynamics. This proposal is based upon the construction of a proper study of the SIM(2)(2)--VSR gauge-symmetry. It is shown that the VSR nonlocal effects give a health departure from the usual axion field theory. The axionic classical dynamics is analysed in full detail, first by a discussion of its solution in the presence of an external magnetic field. Next, we compute photon-axion transition in VSR scenario by means of Primakoff interaction, showing the change of a linearly polarized light to a circular one. Afterwards, duality symmetry is discussed in the VSR framework.

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@article{arxiv.1707.01345,
  title  = {Axion Mass Bound in Very Special Relativity},
  author = {R. Bufalo and S. Upadhyay},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.01345},
  year   = {2017}
}

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16 pages; to appear in PLB

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