What is the magnetic weak gravity conjecture for axions?

The electric Weak Gravity Conjecture demands that axions with large decay constant f couple to light instantons. The resulting large instantonic corrections pose problems for natural inflation. We explore an alternative argument based on the magnetic Weak Gravity Conjecture for axions, which we try...

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Hauptverfasser: Hebecker, Arthur (VerfasserIn) , Henkenjohann, Philipp (VerfasserIn) , Witkowski, Lukas T. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 20 March 2017
In: Fortschritte der Physik
Year: 2017, Jahrgang: 65, Heft: 3/4, Pages: 1700011
ISSN:1521-3978
DOI:10.1002/prop.201700011
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/prop.201700011
Verlag, Volltext: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/prop.201700011/abstract
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