Real-time chiral dynamics from a digital quantum simulation
Jan 2, 202010 pages
Published in:
- Phys.Rev.Res. 2 (2020) 2, 023342
- Published: Jun 17, 2020
e-Print:
- 2001.00698 [hep-ph]
DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.023342 (publication)
Report number:
- RBRC-1321
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Abstract: (APS)
The chiral magnetic effect in a strong magnetic field can be described using the chiral anomaly in the (1+1)-dimensional massive Schwinger model with a time-dependent θ term. We perform a digital quantum simulation of the model at finite θ angle and vanishing gauge coupling using an IBM-Q digital quantum simulator, and observe the corresponding vector current induced in a system of relativistic fermions by a global chiral quench—a sudden change in the chiral chemical potential or θ angle. At finite fermion mass, there appears an additional contribution to this current that stems from the nonanomalous relaxation of chirality. Our results are relevant for the real-time dynamics of chiral magnetic effect in heavy ion collisions and in chiral materials, as well as for modeling high-energy processes at hadron colliders.Note:
- 13 pages, 6 figures; version accepted for Physical Review Research
- magnetic field: chiral
- effect: magnetic
- anomaly: chiral
- Schwinger model: massive
- fermion: relativistic
- potential: chemical
- current: induced
- current: vector
- fermion: mass
- heavy ion: scattering
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