Color superconductivity at finite density and temperature with flavor asymmetry

Abstract

Color superconductivity of QCD at finite density, temperature and flavor asymmetry is studied within an approximation which the interaction is modeled upon four--fermion interactions. We calculate the thermodynamic potential in the so-called NJL-type model and study the phase structure at finite density, temperature and flavor asymmetry. We find that a mixed phase appears at sufficiently large flavor asymmetry and low temperature. A tricritical point in the $T$-$\hat{I}{¼}_B$-$\hat{I}{¼}_I$ plane is also found.

11pages, 7figures