# A Simple Solution to the Strong CP Problem with a Harmless Axion

@article{Dine1981ASS,
title={A Simple Solution to the Strong CP Problem with a Harmless Axion},
author={Michael Dine and Willy Fischler and Mark Allen Srednicki},
journal={Physics Letters B},
year={1981},
volume={104},
pages={199-202}
}
• Published 27 August 1981
• Physics
• Physics Letters B
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