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Covariant chiral kinetic equation in Wigner function approach

Nuclear Theory 2017-07-19 v1

Abstract

The covariant chiral kinetic equation (CCKE) is derived from the 4-dimensional Wigner function by an improved perturbative method under the static equilibrium conditions. The chiral kinetic equation in 3-dimensions can be obtained by intergation over the time component of the 4-momentum. There is freedom to add more terms to the CCKE allowed by conservation laws. In the derivation of the 3-dimensional equation, there is also freedom to choose coefficients of some terms in dx0/dτdx_{0}/d\tau and dx/dτd\mathbf{x}/d\tau (τ\tau is a parameter along the worldline, and (x0,x)(x_{0},\mathbf{x}) denotes the time-space position of a particle) whose 3-mometum integrals are vanishing. So the 3-dimensional chiral kinetic equation derived from the CCKE is not uniquely determined in the current approach. To go beyond the current approach, one needs a new way of building up the 3-dimensional chiral kinetic equation from the CCKE or directly from covariant Wigner equations.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1704.00244,
  title  = {Covariant chiral kinetic equation in Wigner function approach},
  author = {Jian-hua Gao and Shi Pu and Qun Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1704.00244},
  year   = {2017}
}

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