2001/09/14 by Krishna Rajagopal · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #hep-ph #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0375-9474(02)00686-3
published as AIP Conf.Proc. 602 (2001) 339-351; Nucl.Phys. A702 (2002) 25-38 · To appear in the proceedings of QCD@WORK, Martina Franca, Italy, June, 2001. 13 pages
arxiv created 2001/09/14 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
We give an introduction crystalline color superconductivity, arguing that it is likely to occur wherever quark matter in which color-flavor locking does not occur is found. We survey the properties of this form of quark matter, and argue that its presence in a compact star may result in pulsar glitches, and thus in observable consequences. However, elucidation of this proposal requires an understanding of the crystal structure, which is not yet in hand.