Continuous-universe decomposition plus (-1)-form gauging eliminates every instanton in local QFTs, realized explicitly by switching 2D U(1) gauge theories to noncompact R gauge groups.
Irrational Axions as a Solution of The Strong CP Problem in an Eternal Universe
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We exhibit a novel solution of the strong CP problem, which does not involve any massless particles. The low energy effective Lagrangian of our model involves a discrete spacetime independent axion field which can be thought of as a parameter labeling a dense set of $\theta$ vacua. In the full theory this parameter is seen to be dynamical, and the model seeks the state of lowest energy, which has $\theta_{eff} = 0$. The processes which mediate transitions between $\theta$ vacua involve heavy degrees of freedom and are very slow. Consequently, we do not know whether our model can solve the strong CP problem in a universe which has been cool for only a finite time. We present several speculations about the cosmological evolution of our model.
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A mechanism is proposed where the CP violating phase relaxes in discrete steps via nucleation of membranes that discharge the magnetic dual of a 4-form flux, with bubbles colliding and percolating near the chiral symmetry breaking scale during radiation domination.
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Total instanton restriction via multiverse interference: Noncompact gauge theories and (-1)-form symmetries
Continuous-universe decomposition plus (-1)-form gauging eliminates every instanton in local QFTs, realized explicitly by switching 2D U(1) gauge theories to noncompact R gauge groups.
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A Quantal Theory of Restoration of Strong CP Symmetry
A mechanism is proposed where the CP violating phase relaxes in discrete steps via nucleation of membranes that discharge the magnetic dual of a 4-form flux, with bubbles colliding and percolating near the chiral symmetry breaking scale during radiation domination.