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Twisted particles in heavy-ion collisions

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2021-01-12 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The importance of production of twisted (vortex) particles in heavy-ion collisions is analyzed. Free twisted particles can possess giant intrinsic orbital angular momenta. Twisted particles are spatially localized and can be rather ubiquitous in laboratories and nature. Twisted photons have nonzero effective masses. Charged twisted particles can be recognized by their dynamics, magnetic moments, and specific effects in external fields.

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@article{arxiv.2101.03620,
  title  = {Twisted particles in heavy-ion collisions},
  author = {Alexander J. Silenko and Pengming Zhang and Liping Zou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.03620},
  year   = {2021}
}

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5 pages

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