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arxiv: 1111.1949 · v2 · submitted 2011-11-08 · ✦ hep-ph · nucl-th

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Event-by-event fluctuations of magnetic and electric fields in heavy ion collisions

Adam Bzdak , Vladimir Skokov
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classification ✦ hep-ph nucl-th
keywords electricfieldscollisionsevent-by-eventheavymagneticapproxbasis
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We show that fluctuating proton positions in the colliding nuclei generate, on the event-by-event basis, very strong magnetic and electric fields in the direction both parallel and perpendicular to the reaction plane. The magnitude of E and B fields in each event is of the order of m_pi^2 \approx 10^18 Gauss. Implications on the observation of electric dipole in heavy ion collisions is discussed, and the possibility of measuring the electric conductivity of the hot medium is pointed out.

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