# New quantum effects in relativistic magnetohydrodynamics

**Authors:** Yuji Hirono, Dmitri E. Kharzeev, and Yi Yin

arXiv: 1706.06352 · 2018-03-14

## TL;DR

This paper explores novel quantum phenomena in relativistic magnetohydrodynamics caused by chiral anomalies, including an inverse cascade and quantized currents, with implications for quark-gluon plasma evolution.

## Contribution

It introduces two new quantum effects in chiral fluids: a turbulent inverse cascade and quantized magnetic currents, expanding understanding of chiral anomaly impacts.

## Key findings

- Identification of a turbulent inverse cascade driven by the chiral anomaly
- Discovery of quantized chiral magnetic currents during magnetic reconnections
- Implications for the evolution of quark-gluon plasma in heavy ion collisions

## Abstract

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

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