Chiral kinetic theory and anomalous hydrodynamics in even spacetime dimensions. (14th March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dwivedi, Vatsal; Stone, Michael
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 50:Number 15(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-03-14
• Subjects: semiclassics -- anomalous hydrodynamics -- kinetic theory; Mathematical physics -- Periodicals; Statistical physics -- Periodicals; Quantum theory -- Periodicals; Matter -- Properties -- Periodicals; 530.105
• DOI: 10.1088/1751-8121/aa6262
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8113

Abstract

Abstract: We apply chiral kinetic theory to a gas of weakly interacting Weyl fermions coupled to electromagnetism in (2 N + 1) + 1 spacetime dimensions to obtain the 'Gibbs free energy current' from which all equilibrium finite temperature anomalous contributions, such as the chiral magnetic and vortical currents, can be derived. Our results agree with those derived previously using thermodynamic constraints.