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Quantum Anomalies and Parity-odd CFT Correlators for Chiral States of Matter

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-09-17 v1

Abstract

Chiral currents influence the parity-odd sector of CFT correlators in momentum space, playing a crucial role in the evolution of the quark-gluon plasma in the early universe. We demonstrate that these parity-odd interactions, which couple quarks and gluons to gravitons, can be fully determined in terms of their anomaly content by solving the conformal constraints in momentum space. This process involves a single nonlocal, massless axion-like interaction in the longitudinal channel, which remains protected against thermal and finite density effects.

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@article{arxiv.2409.10480,
  title  = {Quantum Anomalies and Parity-odd CFT Correlators for Chiral States of Matter},
  author = {Claudio Corianó and Stefano Lionetti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.10480},
  year   = {2024}
}

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7 pages, 2 figures, Proceeding of QCD@Work 2024, Trani, Italy