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Screening masses in neutral two-flavor color superconductor

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2008-11-26 v2

Abstract

The Debye and Meissner screening masses of the gluons and the photon in neutral and beta-equilibrated dense two-flavor quark matter are calculated. The results are presented in a general form that can be used in gapped as well as gapless color superconducting phases. The results for the magnetic screening masses indicate that the system develops a chromomagnetic instability. Possible consequences of the instability are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0408268,
  title  = {Screening masses in neutral two-flavor color superconductor},
  author = {Mei Huang and Igor A. Shovkovy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0408268},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

29 pages, 2 figures. Minor corrections. References added. Version accepted to Phys. Rev. D