Towards the hadron–quark continuity via a topology change in compact stars
Yong-Liang Ma, Mannque Rho
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsQuantum chromodynamicsTopology (electrical circuits)Baryon numberParticle physicsGauge theoryHomogeneous spaceTheoretical physicsScalar fieldGauge bosonStrange matterMass generationQuarkBaryonFixed pointParity (physics)AxionMesonLattice gauge theoryEffective field theoryInvariant massScalar (mathematics)Equation of stateSymmetry (geometry)Gauge symmetryLattice field theoryAsymptotic freedomGlobal symmetryBosonColor superconductivityHidden sectorPhase transitionDark matterExponential decaySymmetry groupPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions