The strong CP problem and axions

Lecture Notes in Physics

Volumn 741, Issue , 2008, Pages 3-17

  Peccei, Roberto D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 37449027286     PISSN: 00758450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73518-2_1     Document Type: Article

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