Axions: Theory and cosmological role

Masahiro Kawasaki; Kazunori Nakayama

doi:10.1146/annurev-nucl-102212-170536

Axions: Theory and cosmological role

Masahiro Kawasaki, Kazunori Nakayama

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Abstract

We review recent developments in axion cosmology. Topics include axion cold dark matter, axions from topological defects, axion isocurvature perturbation and its non-Gaussianity, and axino saxion cosmology in a supersymmetric axion model. ©

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	69-95
Number of pages	27
Journal	Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
Volume	63
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-nucl-102212-170536
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Axion
Cosmology

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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