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Axial anomaly, Dirac sea, and the chiral magnetic effect

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Abstract

Gribov viewed the axial anomaly as a manifestation of the collective motion of Dirac fermions with arbitrarily high momenta in the vacuum. In the presence of an external magnetic field and a chirality imbalance, this collective motion becomes directly observable in the form of the electric current - this is the chiral magnetic effect (CME). I give an elementary introduction into the physics of CME, and discuss the experimental status and recent developments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGRIBOV-80 Memorial Volume
Subtitle of host publicationQuantum Chromodynamics and Beyond - Proceedings of the Memorial Workshop Devoted to the 80th Birthday of V N Gribov
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Pages293-306
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9814350184, 9789814350181
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
EventMemorial Workshop Devoted to the 80th Birthday of V N Gribov on Quantum Chromodynamics and Beyond - Trieste, Italy
Duration: May 26 2010May 28 2010

Publication series

NameGRIBOV-80 Memorial Volume: Quantum Chromodynamics and Beyond - Proceedings of the Memorial Workshop Devoted to the 80th Birthday of V N Gribov

Conference

ConferenceMemorial Workshop Devoted to the 80th Birthday of V N Gribov on Quantum Chromodynamics and Beyond
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityTrieste
Period05/26/1005/28/10

Keywords

  • Axial anomaly
  • Chiral magnetic effect
  • QCD

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