Colour superconductivity in a strong magnetic field

Abstract

We explore the effects of an applied strong external magnetic field in a three flavour massless colour superconductor. The long-range component of the B field that penetrates the superconductor enhances some quark condensates, leading to a different condensation pattern. The external field also reduces the flavour symmetries in the system, and thus it changes drastically the corresponding low energy physics. Our considerations are relevant for the study of highly magnetized compact stars.

7 pages, 1 figure; contribution to the proceedings of QFEXT05, Barcelona (Spain), September 2005

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