Polarization and Chirality: the quantum features of the Quark Gluon Plasma

TL;DR

This paper reviews the quantum features of polarization and chirality in the Quark Gluon Plasma, emphasizing their significance as manifestations of quantum mechanics in a relativistic fluid and discussing recent theoretical advances.

Contribution

It provides a current overview of the theoretical understanding of polarization and chirality in the Quark Gluon Plasma, highlighting recent key results.

Findings

Quantum features of polarization and chirality are crucial in understanding the Quark Gluon Plasma.

Recent theoretical developments have advanced the understanding of these phenomena.

The review emphasizes the importance of quantum mechanics in relativistic fluid dynamics.

Abstract

Polarization and chirality are direct manifestations of quantum mechanics in the Quark Gluon Plasma as a relativistic fluid. This is one of the reasons why they are intriguing phenomena, that have attracted so much attention lately. In this talk I will review what is, in my view, the current theoretical understanding and highlight the most interesting recent result.