Global and local spin polarization in heavy ion collisions: a brief overview

Abstract

We give a brief overview about recent developments in theories and experiments on the global and local spin polarization in heavy ion collisions.

elsarticle style, 8 pages, 1 figure. Contribution to the proceedings of Quark Matter 2017 based on the plenary talk. More discussions on the characteristics of theoretical models and their relationships are made. Some references are added, the text is improved and typos are corrected

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• Reexamination of local spin polarization beyond global equilibrium in relativistic heavy ion collisions
• Spin alignment of vector mesons in heavy-ion collisions
• A quark coalescence model for polarized vector mesons and baryons
• Foundations and Applications of Quantum Kinetic Theory
• Improved quark coalescence model for spin alignment and polarization of hadrons
• Relativistic Spin Magnetohydrodynamics
• Analytic solutions of relativistic dissipative spin hydrodynamics with Bjorken expansion
• A microscopic description for polarization in particle scatterings
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• Kinetic theory with spin: From massive to massless fermions
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• Eddy magnetization from the chiral Barnett effect
• Berry phase in the phase space worldline representation: the axial anomaly and classical kinetic theory
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• Collective dynamics of polarized spin-half fermions in relativistic heavy-ion collisions
• Particle polarization, spin tensor and the Wigner distribution in relativistic systems
• Vortex-like solutions and internal structures of covariant ideal magnetohydrodynamics
• Recent developments in chiral and spin polarization effects in heavy-ion collisions
• Production of twisted particles in heavy-ion collisions
• How Does the Quark-Gluon Plasma Know the Collision Energy?
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• Some aspects of global Lambda polarization in heavy-ion collisions
• Quark polarization from parton scatterings in heavy ion collisions
• A topological realization of spin polarization through vortex formation in collisions of Bose-Einstein condensates
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