Monday, May 6, 2013

1305.0774 (L. McLerran et al.)

Comments About the Electromagnetic Field in Heavy-Ion Collisions    [PDF]

L. McLerran, V. Skokov
In this short article we discuss the properties of electromagnetic fields in heavy-ion collisions and consequences for observables. We address quantitatively the issue of the magnetic field lifetime in a collision including the electric and chiral magnetic conductivities. We show that for reasonable parameters, the magnetic field created by spectators in a collision is not modified by the presence of matter. Based on this, we draw definite conclusions on observed effects in heavy-ion collisions.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1305.0774

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