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Remarks on axion-electrodynamics

  • Stanley A. Bruce ORCID logo EMAIL logo
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 11. Januar 2021
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A
Aus der Zeitschrift Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A Band 76 Heft 3

Abstract

We propose a simple generalization of axion-electrodynamics (A-ED) for the general case in which both scalar and pseudoscalar axion-like fields are present in the (scalar) Lagrangian of the system. We make some remarks on the problem of finding solutions to the differential equations of motion characterizing the propagation of coupled axion fields and electromagnetic (EM) waves. Our primary goal (which is not explored here) is to understand and predict novel phenomena that have no counterpart in pseudoscalar A-ED. With this end in view, we discuss on very general grounds possible processes related to scalar (and pseudoscalar) axions, e.g., the Primakoff effect; the Compton scattering; and, notably, the EM two-photon axion decay.

Keywords: axion-electrodynamics; axion-like particles; dark matter
Corresponding author: Stanley A. Bruce, Complex Systems Group, Facultad de Ingenieria y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago, Chile, E-mail:

Funding source: Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile

Award Identifier / Grant number: FAI 12.17

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: This work was supported by Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago, Chile, through grant FAI 12.17.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2020-10-22
Accepted: 2020-12-18
Published Online: 2021-01-11
Published in Print: 2021-03-26

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  2. General
  3. Remarks on axion-electrodynamics
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  6. On the ferrofluid lubricated exponential squeeze film-bearings
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https://doi.org/10.1515/zna-2020-0304
Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
axion-electrodynamics; axion-like particles; dark matter

Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Frontmatter
  2. General
  3. Remarks on axion-electrodynamics
  4. Dynamical Systems & Nonlinear Phenomena
  5. Interaction of waves in one-dimensional dusty gas flow
  6. On the ferrofluid lubricated exponential squeeze film-bearings
  7. Modeling and simulation of capillary ridges on the free surface dynamics of third-grade fluid
  8. Hydrodynamics
  9. Ternary-hybrid nanofluids: significance of suction and dual-stretching on three-dimensional flow of water conveying nanoparticles with various shapes and densities
  10. Solid State Physics & Materials Science
  11. Electronic and magnetic properties of Fe-doped GaN: first-principle calculations
  12. Genetic evolutionary approach for surface roughness prediction of laser sintered Ti–6Al–4V in EDM
  13. Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics
  14. Analytical solution for unsteady flow behind ionizing shock wave in a rotational axisymmetric non-ideal gas with azimuthal or axial magnetic field
  15. A mathematical model for thermography on viscous fluid based on damped thermal flux
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