Massive gauge axion fields

Abstract

Massive gauge axion fields (Khoudeir, Adel; Arias, Pío José)

Abstract

A gauge invariant formulation for the massive axion is considered. The axion acquires mass through a topological term which couples a (pseudo)scalar and a third rank antisymmetric tensor. Duality, local and canonical equivalences with the non-gauge invariant proposal are established. The supersymmetric version of the gauge invariant model is constructed.