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Implications of topological chargefluctuations on heavy ion collisions

Harmen Warringa, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt

Collaborators: Kenji Fukushima, Dmitri Kharzeev and Larry McLerran.

Kharzeev, McLerran & HJW, Nucl. Phys. A 803, 227 (2008)HJW, J.Phys.G 35, 104012 (2008) Fukushima, Kharzeev & HJW, Phys. Rev. D 78, 074033 (2008)HJW, arXiv:0906.2803Kharzeev & HJW, Phys. Rev. D 80, 034028 (2009)

Observation I:

Ultra high-energy heavy ion collisions = Ultra strong (EM) magnetic fields

Pancake approximationKharzeev, McLerran & HJW ('08)

URQMD calculationSkokov, Illarionov, Toneev ('09)

Au-Au200 GeV Au-Au

200 GeV

eB =0.2 fm /c ≈ 103~104 MeV2≈1017G

Observation II:

Topological charge fluctuations presentin QCD and hence in produced matter

-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 NCS=

Q =g 2

322∫d4 x F

a F a

=N CS

Rate=1Vt

⟨Q2⟩Minkowski~385S

5 T 4 Bödeker, Moore and Rummukainen ('00)several transitions per fm-3 per fm/c

Instantonwith Q = 1

Sphaleronwith Q = -1Energy

Outline

To explain you that

Magnetic Field + Topological charge =

Charge separation

+-

B

+-

Kharzeev ('06)Fluctuating EDM of QGP

Q < 0

Topological charge induces chirality

qLq

RN 5= # +

#

qR#

_ qL

# __ _ Relativisticfermions

Chirality: difference between number of quarks + antiquarks withright- and left-handed helicity

momentum

spin

Axial anomaly: topological charge induces chirality

N 5=−2Q

Generation of chirality is a P- and CP-odd effect

See also Kharzeev, Pisarski and Tytgat ('98)

Change in chirality over time for each flavor = - 2 x Topological charge

Magnetic field induces polarizationMagnetic field aligns spins, depending on electric charge

uR d

Lu

R

dRu

L

uL

uR d

Lu

R

dRu

L uR

B

dL

dR

The momenta of the quarks align along the magnetic field

Quark with R-helicity obtains momentum opposite to one with L-helicity

Hence magnetic field distinguishes between right and left

Magnetic field: PolarizationNo Magnetic Field: No polarization

Topological Charge + Magnetic field =Chirality + Polarization =

uRuR

dRu

R

B

dR

Q < -1: Positively charged particles move parallel to magnetic field,negatively charged antiparallel

... = Electromagnetic Current

Q = -1N 5=2

Chiral Magnetic Effect: Kharzeev, McLerran & HJW ('07)

Topological Charge + Magnetic field =Chirality + Polarization =

uRuR

dRu

R

B

dR

Size of Current:

Q = -1N 5=2

Chiral Magnetic Effect: Kharzeev, McLerran & HJW ('07)

J=∫d3 x ⟨ 3⟩=−2Q∑ f

∣q f∣

Valid for full polarization, what about smaller fields?

5Nonzero Chirality: Nonzero chiral chemical potential

Compute induced current in magnetic field

Energy

Left-handed

Right-handed

L=−5

R=5

How chirality reacts to magnetic field

Magnitude of the induced current

1. Energy conservation

2. Density in Lowest Landau Level

3. Chern-Simons term

4. Thermodynamic potential

5. Linear reponse

6. AVV triangle diagram

j=N c∑ f

q f2

22 5B

j=N c∑ f

q f2

22 5B

j=N c∑ f

q f2

22 5B

j=N c∑ f

q f2

22 5B

j=N c∑ f

q f2

22 5B

j=N c∑ f

q f2

22 5B

Nielsen and Ninomiya ('83)

See also Metlitsky and Zhitnitsky ('06)

Fukushima, Kharzeev and HJW ('08)

Magnitude of the induced current

, .... but what is mu5?j=N c∑ f

q f2

22 5B

Fukushima, Kharzeev and HJW ('08)

J2e∣Q∣ T=2n5

1/3

T=0

−−−−= small field approx.

N 5=−2Q

n5=∂

∂5

J=−3

2

Q

T 2

2/

2 B∑ fq f

2

−−−−= small field approx.:

Induced current by top. charge

In QCD compu-table at high T

Chiral Magnetic Effect in lattice QCD: Buividovich, Chernodub, Luschevskaya and Polikarpov. (arXiv:0907.0494)

Chiral Magnetic Effect in time-dep. fieldKharzeev and HJW ('09)

= lim pi 0

1

2 i piijk R

jk , p

=0 =N c∑ f

q f2

22

5

Results for one-loop pert. QCD valid at high temperature

CM conductivity:

B t =B0

[1t /2]3/ 2

Current: const. chirality + time dep. mag. fieldCM Conductivity

+

+++-

Red points:

Blue points:

STAR detector

S. Voloshin (STAR Collaboration)Quark Matter 2009, Knoxville TN

Charge correlations at RHICAu-Au and Cu-Cu @ 200 GeV

⟨N 52⟩≠0

⟨Q2⟩≠0

⟨ J z2⟩⟨ J x , y

2⟩

+++-

⟨±

2⟩0, ⟨ −⟩0⟨cosi

± j

± ,∓−2RP⟩≠0

uRuR

uRuR

dR

uR

dR

Bu

RuR

uRuR d

R

uR

dR

Implications of topological chargefluctuations on heavy ion collisions

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NCS=

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