New Confining Force Solution of the QCD Axion Domain-Wall Problem

Barr, S. M.; Kim, Jihn E.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.241301

Title: New Confining Force Solution of the QCD Axion Domain-Wall Problem

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Authors:: Barr, S. M.; Kim, Jihn E.

Publication Date:: Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 EST 2014

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1181217

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-12ER41808

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 113; Journal Issue: 24; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Barr, S. M., and Kim, Jihn E. New Confining Force Solution of the QCD Axion Domain-Wall Problem.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Barr, S. M., & Kim, Jihn E. New Confining Force Solution of the QCD Axion Domain-Wall Problem.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.241301

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  title        = {New Confining Force Solution of the QCD Axion Domain-Wall Problem},

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