Semisuperfluid strings in high density QCD

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作者
Balachandran, AP [1 ]
Digal, S
Matsuura, T
机构
[1] Syracuse Univ, Dept Phys, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA
[2] Univ Tokyo, Dept Phys, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[3] Inst Math Sci, Madras 600113, Tamil Nadu, India
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PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 2006年 / 73卷 / 07期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.73.074009
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P1 [天文学];
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摘要
We show that topological semisuperfluid strings exist in the color-flavor locked (CFL) phase of color superconductors. These semisuperfluid strings carry quantized flux of ordinary and color magnetic fields. Away from the core the behavior of the string is that of a superfluid string. Using a Ginzburg-Landau free energy we find the configurations of these strings. These strings can form during the transition from the normal phase to the CFL phase at the core of very dense stars. We discuss an interesting scenario for a network of strings and its evolution at the core of dense stars.
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