Momentum anisotropy from Resistive Magnetohydrodynamics
Abstract
We derive relativistic resistive magnetohydrodynamics framework for a two-component ultrarelativistic plasma of massless, oppositely charged particles directly from the Boltzmann-Vlasov equation using the 14-moment approximation. The resulting second-order equations couple the net-charge diffusion current to the shear-stress tensor through the electric field, with all transport coefficients given in closed microscopic form. In the homogeneous limit, the charge-current dynamics is well described by relaxation-type Ohm's law for moderate field strengths, while large viscosity drives the system into an underdamped oscillatory regime absent from the standard Israel-Stewart formulation. Most strikingly, a purely electric field generates sizable momentum anisotropy even without any underlying flow gradient. Under Bjorken expansion this field-induced anisotropy persists but becomes subleading to the hydrodynamic expansion source.
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@article{arxiv.2607.21879,
title = {Momentum anisotropy from Resistive Magnetohydrodynamics},
author = {Khwahish Kushwah and Gabriel S. Denicol},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.21879},
year = {2026}
}
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