Microscopic dynamics of quark-matter defects

Derive the tensions, core structures, interaction energies, transport coefficients, pinning, drag, creep, cutting, reconnection, and internal-mode excitation of 2SC color-magnetic flux tubes and CFL semi-superfluid vortices from microscopic quark-matter theory.

Background

The properties and dynamics of color-magnetic flux tubes and CFL vortices are less established than those of nucleonic vortices. The review calls for microscopic calculations that can be incorporated into coarse-grained hydrodynamics.

References

The tensions, core structures, interaction energies, and transport coefficients of 2SC color-magnetic flux tubes and CFL semi-superfluid vortices are still poorly constrained.

— Superfluidity and Vortex Dynamics in Neutron Stars  (2609.01022 - Link et al., 1 Sep 2026) in Section “Open questions and perspectives” under “Quantum vorticity in quark matter”