Published December 17, 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Spontaneous magnetization of quark matter in the inhomogeneous chiral phase

Description

Considering the density wave of scalar and pseudoscalar condensates, we study the response of quark matter to a weak external magnetic field. In an external magnetic field, the energy spectrum of the lowest Landau level becomes asymmetric about zero, which is closely related to chiral anomaly, and gives rise to the spontaneous magnetization. This mechanism may be one of candidates for the origin of the strong magnetic field in pulsars and/or magnetars.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2015.10.028

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2015.10.028;
arXiv
arXiv:1507.02110v1;
PII
S0370-2693(15)00779-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
751
Journal Page Range
p. 123-126
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
48006313
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CHIRALITY; ENERGY SPECTRA; LANDAU QUASI PARTICLES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; NEUTRON STARS; PSEUDOSCALARS; PULSARS; QUARK MATTER; SCALARS
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; MATTER; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUASI PARTICLES; SPECTRA; STARS

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