Absence of two-flavor color superconductivity in compact stars

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 713-730

  Alford, Mark ^a   Rajagopal, Krishna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

QCD; Related Astrophysics (Neutron Stars; Supernovae etc.)

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342523597     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2002/06/031     Document Type: Article

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