Superconducting phases of strongly-interacting matter in large magnetic fields
Abstract
The large magnetic fields of neutron stars and produced in heavy-ion collisions motivate investigation into the response of strongly-interacting matter to extreme magnetic forces beyond just theoretical interest. Furthermore, the varying temperature , baryon chemical potential , and aforementioned magnetic fields , of these systems leads to questions concerning the phase structure of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) at large. At low temperatures, superconducting phases become a possible candidate for the ground state in the - plane. This thesis investigates two scenarios where these phases emerge at , with an emphasis on the type-II regime. Preceding the presentation of these works, the - plane of the QCD phase diagram is reviewed such that the results can be placed in the wider context of this plane.
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@article{arxiv.2312.10703,
title = {Superconducting phases of strongly-interacting matter in large magnetic fields},
author = {Geraint W. Evans},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.10703},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
117 pages (excluding appendices and bibliography etc.), 23 figures, PhD thesis