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arxiv: 1704.00244 · v1 · pith:M5VKPF63new · submitted 2017-04-02 · ⚛️ nucl-th

Covariant chiral kinetic equation in Wigner function approach

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The covariant chiral kinetic equation (CCKE) is derived from the 4-dimensional Wigner function by an improved perturbative method under the static equilibrium conditions. The chiral kinetic equation in 3-dimensions can be obtained by intergation over the time component of the 4-momentum. There is freedom to add more terms to the CCKE allowed by conservation laws. In the derivation of the 3-dimensional equation, there is also freedom to choose coefficients of some terms in $dx_{0}/d\tau$ and $d\mathbf{x}/d\tau$ ($\tau$ is a parameter along the worldline, and $(x_{0},\mathbf{x})$ denotes the time-space position of a particle) whose 3-mometum integrals are vanishing. So the 3-dimensional chiral kinetic equation derived from the CCKE is not uniquely determined in the current approach. To go beyond the current approach, one needs a new way of building up the 3-dimensional chiral kinetic equation from the CCKE or directly from covariant Wigner equations.

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