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Can a hidden mirror universe solve the axion puzzle?

Giacomo Cacciapaglia, Csaba Csáki, Teng Ma

May 27, 2026

The strong CP problem—why the universe isn't symmetric between matter and antimatter—might be solved by a heavy axion emerging from a hidden "mirror" copy of the universe that confines at a specific scale. Unlike standard axion solutions, this approach avoids fine-tuning and produces measurable signatures in electric dipole moment experiments.
Published as Heavy Axion from a Confining Mirror GUT arXiv:2605.28954
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