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CFT Constraints on Parity-odd Interactions with Axions and Dilatons

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-12-03 v2

Abstract

We illustrate how the conformal Ward identities (CWIs) in momentum space completely determine the structure of a parity-odd 3-point correlator involving currents, energy momentum tensors and at least one scalar operator in d=4d=4. Conformal invariance fixes almost all such possible correlators to vanish. The only exceptions are given by the JJOodd\langle JJO\rangle_{odd} and the TTOodd\langle TTO \rangle_{odd} which in momentum-space are protected by chiral and conformal anomalies. Specifically, one can obtain a non-vanishing solution by considering scalar operators such as O=JAO=\nabla \cdot J_A, O=gμνTμνO=g_{\mu\nu}T^{\mu\nu} or their shadow transforms. We comment on the implications of these results that constrain the coupling of axions and dilatons in a conformal phase of the early universe.

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@article{arxiv.2408.02580,
  title  = {CFT Constraints on Parity-odd Interactions with Axions and Dilatons},
  author = {Claudio Corianó and Stefano Lionetti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.02580},
  year   = {2024}
}

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22 pages, published version