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Title: Chiral Magnetic Effect and Anomalous Transport from Real-Time Lattice Simulations

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Univ. of Heidelberg (Germany). Inst. for Theoretical Physics
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Physics Dept.

Here, we present a first-principles study of anomaly induced transport phenomena by performing real-time lattice simulations with dynamical fermions coupled simultaneously to non-Abelian S U ( N c ) and Abelian U ( 1 ) gauge fields. By investigating the behavior of vector and axial currents during a sphaleron transition in the presence of an external magnetic field, we demonstrate how the interplay of the chiral magnetic and chiral separation effect leads to the formation of a propagating wave. Furthermore, we analyze the dependence of the magnitude of the induced vector current and the propagation of the wave on the amount of explicit chiral symmetry breaking due to finite quark masses.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Under Secretary for Science (S-4); USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
SC00112704; SC0012704; AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1349564
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1327553
Report Number(s):
BNL-113679-2017-JA; PRLTAO; R&D Project: KB0301020; KB0301020; TRN: US1701594
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 117, Issue 14; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 37 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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Quantifying the chiral magnetic effect from anomalous-viscous fluid dynamics journal January 2018
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