Radiative instability of quantum electrodynamics in chiral matter

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2018.09.055zbMATH Open1404.81302arXiv1806.07340OpenAlexW2808846083MaRDI QIDQ1632151FDOQ1632151

Authors: K. Tuchin 

Publication date: 13 December 2018

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Modification of the photon dispersion relation in chiral matter enables $1o2$ scattering. As a result, the single fermion and photon states are unstable to photon radiation and pair production respectively. In particular, a fast fermion moving through chiral matter can spontaneously radiate a photon, while a photon can spontaneously radiate a fast fermion and anti-fermion pair. The corresponding spectra are derived in the ultra-relativistic approximation. It is shown that the polarization of the produced and decayed photons is determined by the sign of the chiral conductivity. Impact of a flat thin domain wall on the spectra is computed.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.07340

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Anomalies in quantum field theory (81T50) Electromagnetic interaction; quantum electrodynamics (81V10)

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• Anomalous scattering and transport in chiral matter
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