Chromomagnetic Instability and Gluonic Phase in Dense Neutral Quark Matter

TL;DR

This paper investigates the chromomagnetic instability in dense quark matter and explores the gluonic phase as a potential stable ground state, providing insights into the phase structure of such matter.

Contribution

It introduces the gluonic phase as a candidate for the ground state of dense neutral quark matter and analyzes the chromomagnetic instability within this context.

Findings

Identification of chromomagnetic instability in 2SC/g2SC phases

Proposal of the gluonic phase as a stable ground state

Analysis of phase structure in dense neutral quark matter

Abstract

We discuss the chromomagnetic instability problem in the 2SC/g2SC phases and explore the phase structure of the gluonic phase which is a candidate for the ground state of dense neutral quark matter.