Bulk viscosity of spin-one color superconductors with two quark flavors

Journal Article · Thu Mar 15 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.75.065016· OSTI ID:21020195

Sa'd, Basil A ^[1]; Shovkovy, Igor A ^[2]; Rischke, Dirk H ^[2]

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1. Frankfurt International Graduate School for Science, J.W. Goethe-Universitaet, D-60438 Frankfurt (Germany)
2. Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, J.W. Goethe-Universitaet, D-60438 Frankfurt (Germany)

We consider the contribution of the Urca-type processes to the bulk viscosity of several spin-one color-superconducting phases of dense two-flavor quark matter. In the so-called transverse phases which are suggested to be energetically favorable at asymptotic densities, the presence of ungapped quasiparticle modes prevents that spin-one color superconductivity has a large effect on the bulk viscosity. When all modes are gapped, as for one particular color-spin-locked phase, the effect on the viscosity can be quite large, which may have important phenomenological implications.

• OSTI ID: 21020195
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 75; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
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DENSITY
FLAVOR MODEL
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QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
QUARK MATTER
QUARKS
SPIN
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
SUPERCONDUCTORS
VISCOSITY