The Holographic QCD Axion in Five Dimensions

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Hauptverfasser: Csáki, Csaba, Kuflik, Eric, Xue, Wei, Youn, Taewook
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author Csáki, Csaba
Kuflik, Eric
Xue, Wei
Youn, Taewook
author_facet Csáki, Csaba
Kuflik, Eric
Xue, Wei
Youn, Taewook
contents We present a holographic construction of the QCD axion based on a warped 5D model. A key ingredient of our setup is the introduction of a bulk scalar field $θ$, which is holographically dual to the topological operator of QCD. This makes the relation among the axion, the $η'$, and the anomalies transparent. We identify the bulk modes corresponding to the $η'$ and axion states, and show that an adjustment analogous to that of the usual 4D axion takes place. We identify the origin of the axion quality problem in this framework and show that a large degree of axion compositeness is needed to solve it. We also find that, in the limit of a high quality axion, the physical axion state is predominantly contained in the bulk gauge field.
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spellingShingle The Holographic QCD Axion in Five Dimensions
Csáki, Csaba
Kuflik, Eric
Xue, Wei
Youn, Taewook
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
We present a holographic construction of the QCD axion based on a warped 5D model. A key ingredient of our setup is the introduction of a bulk scalar field $θ$, which is holographically dual to the topological operator of QCD. This makes the relation among the axion, the $η'$, and the anomalies transparent. We identify the bulk modes corresponding to the $η'$ and axion states, and show that an adjustment analogous to that of the usual 4D axion takes place. We identify the origin of the axion quality problem in this framework and show that a large degree of axion compositeness is needed to solve it. We also find that, in the limit of a high quality axion, the physical axion state is predominantly contained in the bulk gauge field.
title The Holographic QCD Axion in Five Dimensions
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.02411