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"Strongly interacting matter in magnetic fields": an overview

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2015-06-12 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Nuclear Theory

Abstract

This is an introduction to the volume of Lecture Notes in Physics on "Strongly interacting matter in magnetic fields". The volume combines contributions written by a number of experts on different aspects of the problem. The response of QCD matter to intense magnetic fields has attracted a lot of interest recently. On the theoretical side, this interest stems from the possibility to explore the plethora of novel phenomena arising from the interplay of magnetic field with QCD dynamics. On the experimental side, the interest is motivated by the recent results on the behavior of quark-gluon plasma in a strong magnetic field created in relativistic heavy ion collisions at RHIC and LHC. The purpose of this introduction is to provide a brief overview and a guide to the individual contributions where these topics are covered in detail.

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@article{arxiv.1211.6245,
  title  = {"Strongly interacting matter in magnetic fields": an overview},
  author = {Dmitri E. Kharzeev and Karl Landsteiner and Andreas Schmitt and Ho-Ung Yee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.6245},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

12 pages, introduction to "Strongly interacting matter in magnetic fields", Lect. Notes Phys. 871, 1 (2013), edited by D. Kharzeev, K. Landsteiner, A. Schmitt, H.-U. Yee; v2: references updated

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