Temporal chiral spiral in QCD in the presence of strong magnetic fields

Tomoya Hayata, Yoshimasa Hidaka, Arata Yamamoto

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Abstract

Vacuum properties of quantum chromodynamics in strong magnetic and finite electric fields are investigated. We show that when a uniform electric field is instantaneously applied in the parallel direction to a strong magnetic field, it induces temporal oscillation of the scalar and pseudoscalar condensates. This is a temporal analog to the chiral spiral. The oscillation originates with the propagation of the collective mode, which is protected by the axial anomaly and thus is nondissipative.

Original languageEnglish
Article number085011
JournalPhysical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume89
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014 Apr 3
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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