Hydrodynamics with Triangle Anomalies

Dam T. Son and Piotr Surówka
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 191601 – Published 6 November 2009

Abstract

We consider the hydrodynamic regime of theories with quantum anomalies for global currents. We show that a hitherto discarded term in the conserved current is not only allowed by symmetries, but is in fact required by triangle anomalies and the second law of thermodynamics. This term leads to a number of new effects, one of which is chiral separation in a rotating fluid at nonzero chemical potential. The new kinetic coefficients can be expressed, in a unique fashion, through the anomaly coefficients and the equation of state. We briefly discuss the relevance of this new hydrodynamic term for physical situations, including heavy-ion collisions.

  • Received 18 August 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.191601

©2009 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Dam T. Son1 and Piotr Surówka2,3

  • 1Institute for Nuclear Theory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1550, USA
  • 2Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1560, USA
  • 3Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

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Vol. 103, Iss. 19 — 6 November 2009

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