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Color Superconductivity

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QCD Perspectives on Hot and Dense Matter

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I review the physics of cold, dense quark matter. I describe the phenomena of color superconductivity, color-flavor locking and crystalline color superconductivity, focussing on the physical properties of these condensed phases of QCD rather than on calculation^ methods. I close with a look at consequences for the physics of compact stars.

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Rajagopal, K. (2002). Color Superconductivity. In: Blaizot, JP., Iancu, E. (eds) QCD Perspectives on Hot and Dense Matter. NATO Science Series, vol 87. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0267-7_16

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