Chiral magnetic effect in heavy ion collisions: The present and future
Dmitri E. Kharzeev, Jinfeng Liao, Prithwish Tribedy
Abstract
The chiral magnetic effect (CME) is a collective quantum phenomenon that arises from the interplay between gauge field topology and fermion chiral anomaly, encompassing a wide range of physical systems from semimetals to quark-gluon plasma. This paper, with a focus on CME and related effects in heavy ion collisions, aims to provide an introductory discussion on its conceptual foundation and measurement methodology, a timely update on the present status in terms of experimental findings and theoretical progress, as well as an outlook into the open problems and future developments.
Topics & Concepts
Heavy ionIonPhysicsNuclear physicsQuantum mechanicsHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies