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Skyrmions at high density

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Quantum chromodynamicsPhysicsQuarkNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhase transitionParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsHigh Energy Physics::LatticeSkyrmionNuclear TheoryHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyHadronGeneral Physics and AstronomyNuclear matter01 natural sciences0103 physical sciencesQuark–gluon plasmaHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsPhase diagram

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The phase diagram of quantum chromodynamics is conjectured to have a rich structure containing at least three forms of matter: hadronic nuclear matter, quarkyonic matter and quark–gluon plasma. We justify the origin of the quarkyonic phase transition in a chiral-quark model and describe its formulation in terms of Skyrme crystals.

https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218301317400298