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Neutron star measurements put limits on color superconductivity in dense quark matter
Ground-based radio telescopes, gravitational wave detectors, and space-based X-ray telescopes (right) all measure neutron stars (top left, showing mergers) and pairings of differently colored quarks in dense matter (bottom left). ). ). Credit: Rachel Steinhorst, NASA/Roscosmos, California Institute of Technology/MIT/LIGO Lab At very high densities, quarks are expected to form pairs, similar to electrons in superconductors. This behavior of dense…
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