Speaker
Fuqiang Wang
(Purdue University)
Description
The chiral magnetic effect (CME) refers to a charge separation along an external magnetic field arising from an imbalance of quark chirality in quantum chromodynamics. The CME has been searched for in relativistic heavy ion collisions where such a chirality imbalance has been predicted and a strong magnetic field is created. No firm conclusion has been reached so far because of a large background contribution to mimic a charge separation signal. Many novel observables and techniques have been invented, some of which are more promising than others. In this talk, I will discuss some of these observables and techniques, with pros and cons, and present a perspective on the experimental search for the CME.
Primary author
Fuqiang Wang
(Purdue University)
