New quantum effects in relativistic magnetohydrodynamics

Journal Article · Mon Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Nuclear Physics. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2017.06.042· OSTI ID:1501430

Hirono, Yuji ^[1]; Kharzeev, Dmitri E. ^[2]; Yin, Yi ^[3]

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1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
2. Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
3. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

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 chiralfermions: 1) the turbulent inverse cascade driven by the chiral anomaly; 2) quantized chiral magnetic current induced by the reconnections of magnetic flux. Furthermore,we discuss the implications for the evolution of the quark-gluon plasma produced in heavy ion collisions.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: SC0011090
• OSTI ID: 1501430
• Journal Information: Nuclear Physics. A, Vol. 967, Issue C; ISSN 0375-9474
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
magnetohydrodynamics
quark-gluon plasma
chiral matter