Spin-thermal shear coupling in a relativistic fluid

We show that spin polarization of a fermion in a relativistic fluid at local thermodynamic equilibrium can be generated by the symmetric derivative of the four-temperature vector, defined as thermal shear. As a consequence, besides vorticity, acceleration and temperature gradient, also the shear ten...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: F. Becattini, M. Buzzegoli, A. Palermo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269321004597