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Angular Momentum Inheritance from the Schwinger Effect in (Chromo)electromagnetic Fields

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2023-02-07 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The angular momentum of fermion pairs generated by the Schwinger effect is studied in homogeneous (chromo)electromagnetic fields, mimicking the early stages of a heavy-ion collision. It is demonstrated that the angular momentum density of produced pairs is proportional to that of the background fields. This is argued both heuristically in a virtual breaking condensate model by evaluating Wong's equations, and out-of-equilibrium to one-loop using the in-in formalism.

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@article{arxiv.2203.10917,
  title  = {Angular Momentum Inheritance from the Schwinger Effect in (Chromo)electromagnetic Fields},
  author = {Patrick Copinger and Yoshimasa Hidaka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.10917},
  year   = {2023}
}

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28 pages, 1 figure, version accepted for publication in PTEP

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