Chiral kinetic theory from Landau level basis
Nuclear Theory
2020-02-26 v2 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We derive a chiral kinetic theory with Landau level basis, which is valid for slow-varying magnetic field with arbitrary magnitude. We apply the new chiral kinetic theory to calculate the electric conductivity transverse to the magnetic field in a magnetized QED and QCD plasma. Under the lowest Landau level approximation and relaxation time approximation, we find the transverse conductivity approaches a constant in the large magnetic field limit and is inversely proportional to the relaxation time. We also obtain a frequency-dependent transverse conductivity in response to a time-dependent electric field. We find a high frequency enhancement in this conductivity.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1909.11514,
title = {Chiral kinetic theory from Landau level basis},
author = {Shu Lin and Lixin Yang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.11514},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
23 pages, 3 figures. added discussion on chiral anomaly. published version