2023/12/17 by Geraint W. Evans, Evans, Geraint W.
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Nuclear Theory (nucl-th) #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2312.10703
openalex publication_date 2023/12/17 · openalex created_date 2023/12/21 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
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 T, baryon chemical potential μB, and aforementioned magnetic fields B, 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 μB-B plane. This thesis investigates two scenarios where these phases emerge at T=0, with an emphasis on the type-II regime. Preceding the presentation of these works, the μB-B plane of the QCD phase diagram is reviewed such that the results can be placed in the wider context of this plane.