Chiral Magnetic conductivity
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2009-09-01 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
Gluon field configurations with nonzero topological charge generate chirality, inducing P- and CP-odd effects. When a magnetic field is applied to a system with nonzero chirality, an electromagnetic current is generated along the direction of the magnetic field. The induced current is equal to the Chiral Magnetic conductivity times the magnetic field. In this article we will compute the Chiral Magnetic conductivity of a high-temperature plasma for nonzero frequencies. This allows us to discuss the effects of time-dependent magnetic fields, such as produced in heavy ion collisions, on chirally asymmetric systems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0907.5007,
title = {Chiral Magnetic conductivity},
author = {Dmitri E. Kharzeev and Harmen J. Warringa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.5007},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages, 4 figures