Kalb-Ramond-invariant locally non-trivial V-term (P/CP-violating superconductivity in four dimensions)

Aharon Davidson

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(93)91322-E

Kalb-Ramond-invariant locally non-trivial V-term (P/CP-violating superconductivity in four dimensions)

Aharon Davidson

Department of Physics

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We discuss spontaneously broken gauge invariance of the third kind (Kalb-Ramond tensor gauge field). The photon, carrying axion charge Q, spontaneously acquires a Higgs-free mass M=√2Q. The contact with the London theory is established (exclusively in 3+1 dimensions) by means of a generalized, locally non-trivial, V-term. VQ (Q) plays the Witten (Bogomolny) role of the electric (magnetic) charge, VQ²/M² parametrizes P/CP violation, and M²=2(1+V²)Q². The third-kind gauge invariant P/CP-violating interaction of extended objects is briefly discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	64-68
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	314
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(93)91322-E
State	Published - 9 Sep 1993

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