Abstract
We review recent work on the phase structure of QCD at very high baryon density. We introduce the phenomenon of color superconductivity and discuss the use of weak coupling methods. We study the phase structure as a function of the number of flavors and their masses. We also introduce effective theories that describe low energy excitations at high baryon density. Finally, we comment on the possibility of kaon condensation at very large baryon density.
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Schäfer, T. Superdense matter. Pramana - J Phys 60, 697–709 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02705169
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02705169