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Theta Vacua, QCD Sum Rules, and the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment

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We present a detailed study of the electric dipole moment of the neutron induced by a vacuum theta angle within the framework of QCD sum rules. At next-to-next-to leading order in the operator product expansion, we find the result d_n(\theta) = 2.4 x 10^{-16} \theta e cm, to approximately 40% precision. With the current experimental bound this translates into a limit on the theta parameter of |\theta| < 3 x 10^{-10}. We compare this result with the long-standing estimates obtained within chiral perturbation theory, and observe a numerical similarity, but also significant differences in the source of the dominant contribution.

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Flavor Hierarchies the Right Way

hep-ph · 2026-07-08 · conditional · novelty 5.5

Universal seesaw under a chiral U(1)_R forbids ordinary Yukawas except the top, generates charged-fermion and neutrino hierarchies, and realizes tree-level Nelson-Barr protection of strong CP.

The landscape of QCD axion models

hep-ph · 2020-03-02 · unverdicted · novelty 2.0

Review classifies QCD axion models extending the standard mass-coupling window and updates bounds from cosmology, astrophysics, and experiments.

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  • A particle on a ring or: how I learned to stop worrying and love $\theta$-vacua hep-ph · 2026-01-26 · accept · none · ref 18 · internal anchor

    The ACGT order-of-limits prescription fails to reproduce the correct θ-dependent energy spectrum in the quantum rotor and quantum pendulum.

  • Flavor Hierarchies the Right Way hep-ph · 2026-07-08 · conditional · none · ref 16 · internal anchor

    Universal seesaw under a chiral U(1)_R forbids ordinary Yukawas except the top, generates charged-fermion and neutrino hierarchies, and realizes tree-level Nelson-Barr protection of strong CP.

  • The landscape of QCD axion models hep-ph · 2020-03-02 · unverdicted · none · ref 66 · internal anchor

    Review classifies QCD axion models extending the standard mass-coupling window and updates bounds from cosmology, astrophysics, and experiments.