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Vafa-Witten theorem, vector meson condensates and magnetic-field-induced electromagnetic superconductivity of vacuum

M.N. Chernodub
(
- Fed. Denis Poisson, Tours and
- Gent U.
)

Sep, 2012

2 pages

Published in:

Phys.Rev.D 86 (2012) 107703

e-Print:

1209.3587 [hep-ph]

DOI:

10.1103/PhysRevD.86.107703

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Abstract: (arXiv)

We show that the electromagnetic superconductivity of vacuum in strong magnetic field background is consistent with the Vafa-Witten theorem because the charged vector meson condensates lock relevant internal global symmetries of QCD with the electromagnetic gauge group.

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2 pages

12.38.-t
74.90.+n
13.40.-f
quantum chromodynamics: vacuum state
superconductivity: electromagnetic
magnetic field: background
vector meson: condensation
vector meson: charged particle
flavor: 2

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