Comments About the Electromagnetic Field in Heavy-Ion Collisions
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2015-06-15 v1 Nuclear Theory
Abstract
In this short article we discuss the properties of electromagnetic fields in heavy-ion collisions and consequences for observables. We address quantitatively the issue of the magnetic field lifetime in a collision including the electric and chiral magnetic conductivities. We show that for reasonable parameters, the magnetic field created by spectators in a collision is not modified by the presence of matter. Based on this, we draw definite conclusions on observed effects in heavy-ion collisions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1305.0774,
title = {Comments About the Electromagnetic Field in Heavy-Ion Collisions},
author = {L. McLerran and V. Skokov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.0774},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
7 pages, 2 figures