CMB Birefringence from Axion String Networks Calibrated to an AMR Simulation

arXiv:2608.24456 · astro-ph.CO, hep-ph · Submitted 2026-08-25 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.CO, hep-ph

Submitted: 2026-08-25

Updated: 2026-08-25

Terminology

• Calibration — 21× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Core — 5× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Degeneracy — 5× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Adaptive Mesh Refinement — 4× in this paper
• Abundance — 3× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Consistency — 3× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Quantization — 2× in this paper · explained in 12 episodes
• Topological Defects — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Accuracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Anisotropy — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Calibrating the Loop Crossing Model — 1× in this paper
• Domain Walls — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Symmetry Breaking — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Trace — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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• Axions as Quintessence in String Theory
• Superradiance in String Theory
• Constraints on Global Symmetry Breaking in Quantum Gravity from Cosmic Birefringence Measurements
• Axiverse Strings
• Glimmers from the Axiverse
• The Cosmological Dynamics of String Theory Axion Strings
• Axion strings from string axions
• Fuzzy Axions and Associated Relics
• Recent Progress in the Physics of Axions and Axion-Like Particles
• Invisible Axion Search Methods
• Axion Cosmology
• Axion Couplings in Grand Unified Theories
• A CMB Millikan Experiment with Cosmic Axiverse Strings
• Quintessence and the Rest of the World
• Cosmological Signature of New Parity-Violating Interactions
• New physics from the polarised light of the cosmic microwave background
• A New Probe of Cosmic Birefringence Using Galaxy Polarization and Shapes

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