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Helical magnetic effect and the chiral anomaly

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-06-08 v2 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

In the presence of the fluid helicity vω\boldsymbol{v} \cdot \boldsymbol{\omega}, the magnetic field induces an electric current of the form j=CHME(vω)B\boldsymbol{j} = C_{\rm HME} (\boldsymbol{v} \cdot \boldsymbol{\omega}) \boldsymbol{B}. This is the helical magnetic effect (HME). We show that for massless Dirac fermions with charge e=1e=1, the transport coefficient CHMEC_{\rm HME} is fixed by the chiral anomaly coefficient C=1/(2π2)C=1/(2\pi^2) as CHME=C/2C_{\rm HME} = C/2 independently of interactions. We show the conjecture that the coefficient of the magnetovorticity coupling for the local vector charge, n=CBωBωn = C_{B \omega} \boldsymbol{B} \cdot \boldsymbol{\omega}, is related to the chiral anomaly coefficient as CBω=C/2C_{B \omega} = C/2. We also discuss the condition for the emergence of the helical plasma instability that originates from the HME.

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@article{arxiv.2103.13208,
  title  = {Helical magnetic effect and the chiral anomaly},
  author = {Naoki Yamamoto and Di-Lun Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.13208},
  year   = {2021}
}

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13 pages; v2: published version

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