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Magnetic color-flavor locking phase in high-density QCD.

Efrain J Ferrer1, Vivian de la Incera, Cristina Manuel

  • 1Department of Physics, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois 61455, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|October 26, 2005
PubMed
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An external magnetic field strengthens quark gaps in color superconductors, altering their structure and creating a new phase. This finding is relevant for understanding highly magnetized compact stars.

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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • High-Energy Nuclear Physics
  • Astrophysics

Background:

  • Color superconductors are exotic states of quark matter.
  • External magnetic fields can significantly influence matter under extreme conditions.
  • The color-flavor locked (CFL) phase is a predicted state of quark matter.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of external magnetic fields on the gap structure of a color superconductor with three massless quark flavors.
  • To understand how magnetic fields modify the CFL phase and potentially induce new phases.
  • To explore the implications for dense matter in compact stars.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing an effective theory with four-fermion interactions, inspired by one-gluon exchange.
  • Analyzing the effects of the long-range component of the magnetic field (B) on the gap structure.

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  • Examining the role of the field-dependent density of states for quarks on the Fermi surface.

    • Main Results:

    • The external magnetic field (B) modifies the gap structure of the CFL phase, leading to a new, lower-symmetry phase.
    • The magnetic field strengthens the gaps formed by both Q-charged and Q-neutral quarks.
    • Enhanced gaps are attributed to the field-dependent density of states of Q-charged quarks.

    Conclusions:

    • External magnetic fields play a crucial role in shaping the properties of color superconductors.
    • The study reveals a new magnetic field-induced phase in quark matter.
    • These findings have direct relevance for the physics of highly magnetized compact stars, such as neutron stars.