19–22 Aug 2024
Beihang University
Asia/Shanghai timezone

Wess-Zumino-Witten Interactions 
of Axions

22 Aug 2024, 09:00
30m
Beihang University

Beihang University

Peng Huanwu Collaborative Center for Research and Education of Beihang University

Speaker

Jia Liu (Peking University)

Description

We present a consistent derivation of the complete Wess-Zumino-Witten
interactions of axions, including the counter-term necessary to guarantee the
gauge invariance of the Standard Model. By treating the derivative of the axion
field as a background gauge field and incorporating auxiliary chiral rotation
phases, we ensure consistency in the axion-interaction Lagrangian. This
approach allows us to derive basis-independent physical interactions of axions
with gauge bosons and vector mesons. As an example, we explore the interaction
of $a$-$\omega$-$\gamma$ to illustrate the potential for searching for
axion-like particles at colliders.

Primary author

Jia Liu (Peking University)

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