Vector-boson condensates, spin-triplet superfluidity of paired neutral and charged fermions, and 3P2 pairing of nucleons

D. N. Voskresensky
Phys. Rev. D 101, 056011 – Published 17 March 2020

Abstract

After reminding of properties of the condensate of the complex scalar field in the external uniform magnetic field H, focus is made on the study of phases of the complex neutral vector-boson fields coupled with magnetic field by the Zeeman coupling and phases of the charged vector-boson fields. The systems may behave as nonmagnetic and ferromagnetic superfluids and ordinary and ferromagnetic superconductors. Response of these superfluid and superconducting systems occupying half of space on the external uniform static magnetic field H is thoroughly studied. Then the spin-triplet pairing of neutral fermions at conserved spin is considered. Novel phases are found. In external magnetic field, the phase with zero mean spin proves to be unstable to the formation of a phase with a nonzero spin. For a certain parameter choice ferromagnetic superfluid phases are formed already for H=0, characterized by an own magnetic field h. For H>Hcr2, the spin-triplet pairing and ferromagnetic superfluidity continue to exist above the “old” phase transition critical temperature Tcr. Formation of domains is discussed. Next, spin-triplet pairing of charged fermions is studied. Novel phases are found. Then, the 3P2 nn pairing in neutron star matter is studied. Also, a 3P2 pp pairing is considered. Numerical estimates are performed in the BCS weak-coupling limit and beyond it for the 3P2 nn and pp pairings, as well as for the 3S1 np pairing.

  • Received 25 November 2019
  • Accepted 23 February 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.101.056011

© 2020 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Nuclear Physics

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D. N. Voskresensky

  • National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI), Kashirskoe shosse 31, 115409 Moscow, Russia and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie street 6, 141980 Dubna, Russia

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Vol. 101, Iss. 5 — 1 March 2020

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