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Dam T Son¹, Piotr Surówka

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Area of Science:

Theoretical Physics
Quantum Field Theory
Fluid Dynamics

Background:

Quantum anomalies influence the behavior of global currents in theoretical physics.
The conserved current in hydrodynamic theories has historically excluded a specific term.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the hydrodynamic regime of theories with quantum anomalies.
To demonstrate the necessity of a previously discarded term in the conserved current.

Main Methods:

Analysis of symmetries and triangle anomalies.
Application of the second law of thermodynamics.
Derivation of new kinetic coefficients.

Main Results:

A discarded term in the conserved current is required by anomalies and thermodynamics.
This term leads to novel effects, including chiral separation in rotating fluids at nonzero chemical potential.
New kinetic coefficients are uniquely determined by anomaly coefficients and the equation of state.

Conclusions:

The inclusion of this new hydrodynamic term is crucial for accurately describing systems with quantum anomalies.
The findings have potential relevance for physical phenomena such as heavy-ion collisions.