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Radiative corrections on vortical spin polarization in hot QCD matter

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-03-18 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We investigate the radiative corrections on spin polarization of relativistic fermions induced by vortical fields in thermal-equilibrium QCD matter at weak coupling. Such corrections stem from the self-energy gradients in quantum kinetic theory, which are further obtained by a more systematic and general approach through the Keldysh equation. By applying the hard-thermal-loop approximation, we obtain new corrections upon the spin-polarization spectrum and also the axial-charge current in connection to the axial/chiral vortical effect for massive quarks up to the leading order of the QCD coupling. Further influence on spin alignment of vector mesons from similar effects is also analyzed.

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@article{arxiv.2503.13320,
  title  = {Radiative corrections on vortical spin polarization in hot QCD matter},
  author = {Shuo Fang and Shi Pu and Di-Lun Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.13320},
  year   = {2025}
}

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14 pages