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The Turbulent Chiral Magnetic Cascade in the Early Universe
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Astronomy. Stockholm University, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (Nordita). University of Colorado, USA.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7304-021X
Stockholm University, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (Nordita).
Stockholm University, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (Nordita). University of Colorado, USA; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7308-4768
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Number of Authors: 82017 (English)In: Astrophysical Journal Letters, ISSN 2041-8205, E-ISSN 2041-8213, Vol. 845, no 2, article id L21Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The presence of asymmetry between fermions of opposite handedness in plasmas of relativistic particles can lead to exponential growth of a helical magnetic field via a small-scale chiral dynamo instability known as the chiral magnetic effect. Here, we show, using dimensional arguments and numerical simulations, that this process produces through the Lorentz force chiral magnetically driven turbulence. A k(-2) magnetic energy spectrum emerges via inverse transfer over a certain range of wavenumbers k. The total chirality (magnetic helicity plus normalized chiral chemical potential) is conserved in this system. Therefore, as the helical magnetic field grows, most of the total chirality gets transferred into magnetic helicity until the chiral magnetic effect terminates. Quantitative results for height, slope, and extent of the spectrum are obtained. Consequences of this effect for cosmic magnetic fields are discussed.

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2017. Vol. 845, no 2, article id L21
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dynamo, early universe, magnetic fields, magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), turbulence
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-147074DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/aa855dISI: 000408251700001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-147074DiVA, id: diva2:1142234
Available from: 2017-09-19 Created: 2017-09-19 Last updated: 2022-02-28Bibliographically approved

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