https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201612505003
Relaxation of the chiral imbalance in dense matter of a neutron star
1 Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation (IZMIRAN), Kaluzhskoe HWY 4, 142190 Troitsk, Moscow, Russia
2 Physics Faculty, National Research Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin Avenue, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
3 University of Hamburg, II Institute for Theoretical Physics, 149 Luruper Chaussee, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
* e-mail: maxdvo@izmiran.ru
Published online: 28 October 2016
Using the quantum field theory methods, we calculate the helicity flip of an electron scattering of protons in dense matter of a neutron star. The influence of the electroweak interaction between electrons and background nucleons on the helicity flip is examined. We also derive the kinetic equation for the chiral imbalance. The derived kinetic equation is compared with the results obtained by other authors.
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