Chiral magnetic effect reveals the topology of gauge fields in heavy-ion collisions
Dmitri E. Kharzeev, Jinfeng Liao
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsQuantum chromodynamicsElectroweak interactionParticle physicsAsymmetryTopology (electrical circuits)Baryon asymmetryGauge theoryStandard Model (mathematical formulation)Baryon numberTopological quantum numberGauge (firearms)Theoretical physicsQuantum electrodynamicsMagnetic fieldQCD vacuumChiral anomalyQuantum field theoryField (mathematics)ColliderPhysics beyond the Standard ModelVacuum energyGauge bosonEffective field theoryBaryonGauge anomalyQuantum mechanicsBaryogenesisQED vacuumVacuum expectation valueTopological defectChiral perturbation theoryHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsQuantum and Classical Electrodynamics