• Pseudoscalar-photon mixing and the large scale alignment of QSO optical polarizations

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      We review the observation of large scale alignment of QSO optical polarizations. Alignment is seen in patches of distance scale of order 1 Gpc. We argue that the existence of a hypothetical light pseudoscalar can explain these observations.

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      Pankaj Jain1 Sukanta Panda1 S Sarala1

      1. Physics Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur - 208 016, India
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  • Pramana – Journal of Physics | News

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