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Quarkyonic Matter and Neutron Stars

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We consider Quarkyonic Matter to naturally explain the observed properties of neutron stars. We argue that such matter might exist at densities close to that of nuclear matter and at the onset, the pressure and the sound velocity in Quarkyonic matter increase rapidly. In the limit of large number of quark colors $N_c$, this transition is characterized by a discontinuous change in pressure as a function of baryon number density. We make a simple model of Quarkyonic matter and show that generically the sound velocity is a non-monotonic function of density -- it reaches a maximum at relatively low density, decreases, and then increases again to its asymptotic value of $1/\sqrt{3}$.

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Quarkyonic Meson Matter for Finite Isospin Density

hep-ph · 2026-04-07 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

In large-Nc QCD at finite isospin density, an intermediate regime Lambda_QCD <= mu_I <= sqrt(Nc) Lambda_QCD hosts quarkyonic meson matter consisting of a filled Fermi sea of quarks bound into mesons on the QCD scale, possibly with surface Bose condensation or Cooper pairing.

Two Lectures on the Phase Diagram of QCD

hep-ph · 2026-04-04 · unverdicted · novelty 4.0

QCD features at least three phases at zero baryon density and three at high density, including a Quarkyonic phase at high density and low temperature, described via large-N_c and a parameter-free 3D string model.

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