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Kink Solutions in Composite Scalar Field Theories

Published:Dec 29, 2025 22:32
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ArXiv

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This paper explores analytical solutions for kinks in multi-field theories. The significance lies in its method of constructing composite field theories by combining existing ones, allowing for the derivation of analytical solutions and the preservation of original kink solutions as boundary kinks. This approach offers a framework for generating new field theories with known solution characteristics.
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The method combines two known field theories into a new composite field theory whose target space is the product of the original target spaces.

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This paper investigates the implications of cosmic birefringence, a phenomenon related to the rotation of CMB polarization, for axion-like particle (ALP) dark matter models. It moves beyond single-field models, which face observational constraints due to the 'washout effect,' by exploring a two-field ALP model. This approach aims to reconcile ALP dark matter with observations of cosmic birefringence.
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The superposition of two ALP fields with distinct masses can relax the constraints imposed by the washout effect and reconcile with observations.