Stability and instability of geophysical and astrophysical flows (76E20) Dimensional compactification in quantum field theory (81T33) Electromagnetic interaction; quantum electrodynamics (81V10) Weak interaction in quantum theory (81V15) Other elementary particle theory in quantum theory (81V25) Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)
Abstract: String theory compactifications may generate many light axion-like particles (ALPs) with weak couplings to electromagnetism. In general, a large number of ALPs may exist, with a linear combination having a potentially observable coupling to electromagnetism. The basis in which only one ALP couples to electromagnetism is in general misaligned with the mass basis. This leads to mixing between the `electromagnetic' ALP and a number of `hidden' ALPs that do not interact directly with the photon. The process is analagous to neutrino oscillations. I will discuss the phenomenological consequences of this mixing for astrophysical ALP signals, in particular showing that it may significantly reduce the predicted signal in experiments such as the CERN Axion Solar Telescope.
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