Chiral magnetovortical instability

Shuai Wang; Xu-Guang Huang

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.109.L121302

Letter

Chiral magnetovortical instability

Shuai Wang ¹ and Xu-Guang Huang ^1,2,3,*

¹Physics Department and Center for Particle Physics and Field Theory, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
²Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Ion-beam Application (MOE), Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
³Shanghai Research Center for Theoretical Nuclear Physics, National Natural Science Foundation of China and Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China

^*huangxuguang@fudan.edu.cn

PDF

Phys. Rev. D 109, L121302 – Published 7 June, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.109.L121302

Abstract

We demonstrate that in a chiral plasma subject to an external magnetic field, the chiral vortical effect can induce a new type of magnetohydrodynamic instability, which we refer to as the chiral magnetovortical instability. This instability arises from the mutual evolution of the magnetic and vortical fields. It can cause a rapid amplification of the magnetic fields by transferring the chirality of the constituent particles to the cross helicity of the plasma.

Physical Review D

Export citation

Export citation

Chiral magnetovortical instability

Abstract

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Authorization Required

Other Options

References (Subscription Required)

Outline

Information

Filter

Filter

Article Lookup

Enter a citation

Chiral magnetovortical instability

Abstract

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Authorization Required

Log in via your institution

Log in via APS Member Subscription

Other Options

References (Subscription Required)