Quantum Anomalies and Parity-odd CFT Correlators for Chiral States of Matter

Abstract

Chiral currents influence the parity-odd sector of CFT correlators in momentum space, playing a crucial role in the evolution of the quark-gluon plasma in the early universe. We demonstrate that these parity-odd interactions, which couple quarks and gluons to gravitons, can be fully determined in terms of their anomaly content by solving the conformal constraints in momentum space. This process involves a single nonlocal, massless axion-like interaction in the longitudinal channel, which remains protected against thermal and finite density effects.

7 pages, 2 figures, Proceeding of QCD@Work 2024, Trani, Italy