Enhancement of flow anisotropies due to magnetic field in relativistic heavy-ion collisions

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It is known that the presence of background magnetic field in cosmic plasma distorts the acoustic peaks in CMBR.

• This primarily results from different types of waves in the plasma with velocities depending on the angle between the magnetic field and the wave vector.
• We consider the consequences of these effects in relativistic heavy-ion collisions where very strong magnetic fields arise during early stages of the plasma evolution.
• We show that flow coefficients can be significantly affected by these effects when the magnetic field remains strong during early stages due to strong induced fields in the conducting plasma.