4 papers
Suppressing Extra-Dimensional Axion Isocurvature Dynamically
Gongjun Choi, Tony Gherghetta
Extra-dimensional QCD axion is well motivated by string compactifications and enjoys enhanced protection against quality-violating effects. If present during inflation, however, it…
An Extra-Dimensional Axion in a 5D Warped Orbifold GUT
Gongjun Choi, Tony Gherghetta
We study the QCD axion arising from the 5th component of a bulk gauge field in a five-dimensional warped grand unified theory, and determine the viable range of the axion de…
Non-invertible Chiral Symmetry and Axions under Electromagnetic Duality
Gongjun Choi, Tony Gherghetta, John Terning
We study the implications of non-invertible chiral symmetry in a four-dimensional U(1) gauge theory coupled to massless fermions with electromagnetic duality. Th…
Cheshire terms, Aharonov-Bohm effects, and axions
Shi Chen, Aleksey Cherman, Gongjun Choi +1
We discuss unusual terms that can appear in field theories that allow global vortices. These `Cheshire terms' induce Aharonov-Bohm effects for some particles that move ar…