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Main Authors: Evans, Stefan, Schützhold, Ralf
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.12996
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author Evans, Stefan
Schützhold, Ralf
author_facet Evans, Stefan
Schützhold, Ralf
contents We study the interaction between axions and nuclei by combining the Peccei-Quinn mechanism with results from quantum chromo-dynamics (QCD) which imply that the QCD condensates are reduced within nuclear matter. Thus, the effective axion mass is also reduced, yielding a finite axion-nucleon scattering cross section. Even in the absence of real axions, this interaction would manifest itself in a Casimir type attraction between two nuclei. Finally, accelerated nuclei can create entangled pairs of axions via the dynamical Casimir effect (or as signatures of the Unruh effect).
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spellingShingle Axion-induced Casimir force between nuclei and dynamical axion pair creation
Evans, Stefan
Schützhold, Ralf
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We study the interaction between axions and nuclei by combining the Peccei-Quinn mechanism with results from quantum chromo-dynamics (QCD) which imply that the QCD condensates are reduced within nuclear matter. Thus, the effective axion mass is also reduced, yielding a finite axion-nucleon scattering cross section. Even in the absence of real axions, this interaction would manifest itself in a Casimir type attraction between two nuclei. Finally, accelerated nuclei can create entangled pairs of axions via the dynamical Casimir effect (or as signatures of the Unruh effect).
title Axion-induced Casimir force between nuclei and dynamical axion pair creation
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.12996