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Considerations on the modified Maxwell electrodynamics in the presence of an electric and magnetic background

Sep 19, 2022

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Phys.Rev.D 107 (2023) 7, 075019

Published: Apr 1, 2023

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2209.09361 [hep-th]

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10.1103/PhysRevD.107.075019 (publication)

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The properties of the modified Maxwell electrodynamics (ModMax) are investigated in the presence of external and uniform electric and magnetic fields. We expand the nonlinear theory around an electromagnetic background up to second order in the propagating fields to obtain the permittivity and permeability tensors, dispersion relations, group velocity and refractive indices as functions of external fields. The case with perpendicular background fields is contemplated. The phenomenon of birefringence is discussed and the fundamental role of the ModMax parameter becomes clear. We calculate the difference of the refractive indices in terms of this parameter and the external fields. Finally, we set up a scenario where the axion is present and compute the interaction energy for the coupled axion-ModMax electrodynamics if a magnetic background field is considered. This calculation is carried out in the framework of the gauge-invariant, but path-dependent variables formalism. Our results show that the interaction energy contains a linear component, leading to the confinement of static probe charges where the interference between the ModMax parameter, the axion mass, and the axion-photon coupling constant is pointed out.

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12 pages, 2 figures, published version in Physical Review D

energy: interaction
invariance: gauge
background: electromagnetic
background: magnetic
velocity: group
electromagnetic field
background field
nonlinear
magnetic field
birefringence

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