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Chern-Simons anomaly as polarization effect
Victor B. SemikozJosé W. F. Vallesubject
Particle physicsCosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)media_common.quotation_subjectChern–Simons theoryFOS: Physical sciencesAstrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics01 natural sciencesAsymmetryBaryon asymmetryHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)0103 physical sciences010306 general physicsmedia_commonPhysics010308 nuclear & particles physicsElectroweak interactionHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyFísicaAstronomy and AstrophysicsParity (physics)Massless particleBaryonHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyLeptogenesisHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentAstrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysicsdescription
The parity violating Chern-Simons term in the epoch before the electroweak phase transition can be interpreted as a polarization effect associated to massless right-handed electrons (positrons) in the presence of a large-scale seed hypermagnetic field. We reconfirm the viability of a unified seed field scenario relating the cosmological baryon asymmetry and the origin of the protogalactic large-scale magnetic fields observed in astronomy.
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2011-04-15 |