New quantum effects in relativistic magnetohydrodynamics

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Hirono, Yuji; Kharzeev, Dmitri E.; Yin, Yi
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Abstract
Chiral anomaly induces a new kind of macroscopic quantum behavior in relativistic magnetohydrodynamics, including the chiral magnetic effect. In this talk we present two new quantum effects present in fluids that contain charged chiral fermions: 1) the turbulent inverse cascade driven by the chiral anomaly; 2) quantized chiral magnetic current induced by the reconnections of magnetic flux. We also discuss the implications for the evolution of the quark-gluon plasma produced in heavy ion collisions.
Date issued
2017-09
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118369
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Theoretical Physics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science
Journal
Nuclear Physics A
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
Hirono, Yuji et al. “New Quantum Effects in Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamics.” Nuclear Physics A 967 (November 2017): 840–843 © 2017 The Author(s)
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0375-9474
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