A Brief Review of Chiral Chemical Potential and Its Physical Effects
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. The Problem, Chiral Anomaly, and Instantons
1.2. -Vacuum and Strong CP Problem
1.3. Event by Event P and CP Violation and Chiral Chemical Potential
2. The Effects of Chiral Imbalance
2.1. The Charge Separation Effect (CSE) and Chiral Magnetic Effect (CME)
2.2. The Effects of Chiral Chemical Potential on QCD Phase Structure
2.3. The Effects of Chiral Chemical Potential on Quark Stars
3. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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0 | 1.96 | 236 |
10 | 1.79 | 221 |
20 | 1.71 | 204 |
30 | 1.61 | 150 |
40 | 1.53 | 104 |
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Yang, L.-K.; Luo, X.-F.; Segovia, J.; Zong, H.-S. A Brief Review of Chiral Chemical Potential and Its Physical Effects. Symmetry 2020, 12, 2095. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12122095
Yang L-K, Luo X-F, Segovia J, Zong H-S. A Brief Review of Chiral Chemical Potential and Its Physical Effects. Symmetry. 2020; 12(12):2095. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12122095
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Li-Kang, Xiao-Feng Luo, Jorge Segovia, and Hong-Shi Zong. 2020. "A Brief Review of Chiral Chemical Potential and Its Physical Effects" Symmetry 12, no. 12: 2095. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12122095