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We derive the axion-nucleon interaction Lagrangian in heavy baryon chiral perturbation theory up to next-to-next-to-leading order. The effective axion-nucleon coupling is calculated to a few percent accuracy.
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Vonk, T., Guo, FK. & Meißner, UG. Precision calculation of the axion-nucleon coupling in chiral perturbation theory. J. High Energ. Phys. 2020, 138 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2020)138
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