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 language | English |
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Article number | 085011 |
Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Apr 3 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)