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Citation |
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2020 |
Alford M, Harutyunyan A, Sedrakian A. Bulk Viscous Damping of Density Oscillations in Neutron Star Mergers Particles. 3: 500-517. DOI: 10.3390/particles3020034 |
0.648 |
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2020 |
Li JJ, Sedrakian A, Alford M. Relativistic hybrid stars with sequential first-order phase transitions and heavy-baryon envelopes Physical Review D. 101. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.101.063022 |
0.671 |
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2020 |
Harris SP, Fortin J, Sinha K, Alford MG. Axions in neutron star mergers Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2020: 23-23. DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2020/07/023 |
0.488 |
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2019 |
Alford MG, Baym G, Fukushima K, Hatsuda T, Tachibana M. Continuity of vortices from the hadronic to the color-flavor locked phase in dense matter Physical Review D. 99. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.99.036004 |
0.501 |
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2019 |
Alford M, Harutyunyan A, Sedrakian A. Bulk viscosity of baryonic matter with trapped neutrinos Physical Review D. 100. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.100.103021 |
0.676 |
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2019 |
Alford MG, Harris SP. Damping of density oscillations in neutrino-transparent nuclear matter Physical Review C. 100: 35803. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevc.100.035803 |
0.429 |
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2019 |
Alford MG, Han S, Schwenzer K. Signatures for quark matter from multi-messenger observations Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 46: 114001. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6471/Ab337A |
0.426 |
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2019 |
Lope Oter E, Windisch A, Llanes-Estrada FJ, Alford M. nEoS: neutron star equation of state from hadron physics alone Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 46: 084001. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6471/Ab2567 |
0.345 |
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2018 |
Alford MG, Pangeni K, Windisch A. Color Superconductivity and Charge Neutrality in Yukawa Theory. Physical Review Letters. 120: 082701. PMID 29542990 DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.120.082701 |
0.406 |
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2018 |
Alford MG, Bovard L, Hanauske M, Rezzolla L, Schwenzer K. Viscous Dissipation and Heat Conduction in Binary Neutron-Star Mergers. Physical Review Letters. 120: 041101. PMID 29437407 DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.120.041101 |
0.398 |
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2018 |
Alford MG, Harris SP. β
equilibrium in neutron-star mergers Physical Review C. 98. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevc.98.065806 |
0.398 |
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2017 |
Alford M, Sedrakian A. Compact Stars with Sequential QCD Phase Transitions. Physical Review Letters. 119: 161104. PMID 29099198 DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.119.161104 |
0.69 |
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2017 |
Alford MG, Harris SP, Sachdeva PS. On the Stability of Strange Dwarf Hybrid Stars The Astrophysical Journal. 847: 109. DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/Aa8509 |
0.403 |
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2017 |
Alford MG, Pangeni K. Gap-bridging enhancement of modified Urca processes in nuclear matter Physical Review C. 95. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevc.95.015802 |
0.442 |
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2016 |
Alford MG, Han S. Characteristics of hybrid compact stars with a sharp hadron-quark interface The European Physical Journal A. 52. DOI: 10.1140/Epja/I2016-16062-9 |
0.517 |
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2016 |
Feroci M, Bozzo E, Brandt S, Hernanz M, Klis MVD, Liu L-, Orleanski P, Pohl M, Santangelo A, Schanne S, Stella L, Takahashi T, Tamura H, Watts A, Wilms J, ... ... Alford M, et al. The LOFT mission concept: a status update Proceedings of Spie. 9905: 1-20. DOI: 10.1117/12.2233161 |
0.314 |
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2016 |
Ranea-Sandoval IF, Han S, Orsaria MG, Contrera GA, Weber F, Alford MG. Constant-sound-speed parametrization for Nambu-Jona-Lasinio models of quark matter in hybrid stars Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics. 93. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevc.93.045812 |
0.47 |
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2016 |
Alford MG, Mallavarapu SK, Vachaspati T, Windisch A. Stability of superfluid vortices in dense quark matter Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics. 93. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevc.93.045801 |
0.504 |
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2015 |
Alford MG, Burgio G, Han S, Taranto G, Zappalà D. Constraining and applying a generic high-density equation of state Physical Review D. 92. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.92.083002 |
0.4 |
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2015 |
Alford MG, Han S, Schwenzer K. Phase conversion dissipation in multicomponent compact stars Physical Review C. 91. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevc.91.055804 |
0.433 |
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2014 |
Brambilla N, Eidelman S, Foka P, Gardner S, Kronfeld AS, Alford MG, Alkofer R, Butenschoen M, Cohen TD, Erdmenger J, Fabbietti L, Faber M, Goity JL, Ketzer B, Lin HW, et al. QCD and strongly coupled gauge theories: challenges and perspectives. The European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields. 74: 2981. PMID 25972760 DOI: 10.1140/Epjc/S10052-014-2981-5 |
0.612 |
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2014 |
Alford MG, Schwenzer K. What the timing of millisecond pulsars can teach us about their interior. Physical Review Letters. 113: 251102. PMID 25554870 DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.113.251102 |
0.471 |
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2014 |
Feroci M, Den Herder JW, Bozzo E, Barret D, Brandt S, Hernanz M, Van Der Klis M, Pohl M, Santangelo A, Stella L, Watts A, Wilms J, Zane S, Ahangarianabhari M, Albertus C, ... Alford M, et al. The large observatory for x-ray timing Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 9144. DOI: 10.1117/12.2055913 |
0.34 |
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2014 |
Alford MG, Mallavarapu SK, Schmitt A, Stetina S. Role reversal in first and second sound in a relativistic superfluid Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. 89. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.89.085005 |
0.598 |
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2014 |
Alford MG, Nishimura H, Sedrakian A. Transport coefficients of two-flavor superconducting quark matter Physical Review C. 90. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevc.90.055205 |
0.676 |
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2014 |
Alford MG, Schwenzer K. Gravitational wave emission from oscillating millisecond pulsars Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 446: 3631-3641. DOI: 10.1093/Mnras/Stu2361 |
0.375 |
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2014 |
Alford MG, Schwenzer K. Gravitational Wave Emission And Spin-Down Of Young Pulsars The Astrophysical Journal. 781: 26. DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/781/1/26 |
0.382 |
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2014 |
Alford MG, Schwenzer K. Probing dense matter in compact star cores with radio pulsar data Nuclear Physics A. 931: 740-745. DOI: 10.1016/J.Nuclphysa.2014.08.077 |
0.446 |
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2013 |
Alford MG, Han S, Prakash M. Generic conditions for stable hybrid stars Physical Review D. 88. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.88.083013 |
0.468 |
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2013 |
Alford MG, Mallavarapu SK, Schmitt A, Stetina S. From a complex scalar field to the two-fluid picture of superfluidity Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. 87. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.87.065001 |
0.604 |
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2012 |
Alford MG, Reddy S, Schwenzer K. Bridging the gap by squeezing superfluid matter. Physical Review Letters. 108: 111102. PMID 22540455 DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.108.111102 |
0.442 |
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2012 |
Alford MG, Mahmoodifar S, Schwenzer K. Viscous damping of r-modes: Large amplitude saturation Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. 85. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.85.044051 |
0.799 |
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2012 |
Alford MG, Mahmoodifar S, Schwenzer K. Viscous damping of r-modes: Small amplitude instability Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. 85. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.85.024007 |
0.807 |
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2012 |
Alford MG, Mahmoodifar S, Schwenzer K. Impact of r-modes on the cooling of neutron stars Aip Conference Proceedings. 1492: 257-263. DOI: 10.1063/1.4763528 |
0.798 |
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2011 |
Alford M, Mahmoodifar S, Schwenzer K. Non-linear viscous saturation of r-modes Aip Conference Proceedings. 1343: 580-582. DOI: 10.1063/1.3575100 |
0.799 |
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2010 |
Alford MG, Good G. Leptonic contribution to the bulk viscosity of nuclear matter Physical Review C. 82. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevc.82.055805 |
0.77 |
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2010 |
Alford MG, Braby M, Mahmoodifar S. Shear viscosity from kaon condensation in color-flavor-locked quark matter Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics. 81. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevc.81.025202 |
0.804 |
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2010 |
Özel F, Psaltis D, Ransom S, Demorest P, Alford M. The massive pulsar PSR J1614-2230: Linking quantum chromodynamics, gamma-ray bursts, and gravitational wave astronomy Astrophysical Journal Letters. 724: L199-L202. DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/724/2/L199 |
0.436 |
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2010 |
Alford MG, Sedrakian A. Color-magnetic flux tubes in quark matter cores of neutron stars Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 37: 075202. DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/37/7/075202 |
0.655 |
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2010 |
Alford MG, Kryjevski A. Mitigating the sign problem for non-relativistic fermions on the lattice Journal of Physics G. 37: 25002. DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/37/2/025002 |
0.354 |
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2010 |
Alford MG, Mahmoodifar S, Schwenzer K. Large amplitude behavior of the bulk viscosity of dense matter Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 37. DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/37/12/125202 |
0.805 |
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2010 |
Alford M, Mahmoodifar S, Schwenzer K. Suprathermal viscosity of dense matter Aip Conference Proceedings. 1317: 380-387. DOI: 10.1063/1.3536589 |
0.817 |
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2009 |
Alford MG. Quark matter in neutron stars Nuclear Physics A. 830: 385c-392c. DOI: 10.1016/J.Nuclphysa.2009.09.034 |
0.482 |
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2008 |
Alford MG, Schmitt A, Rajagopal K, Schäfer T. Color superconductivity in dense quark matter Reviews of Modern Physics. 80: 1455-1515. DOI: 10.1103/Revmodphys.80.1455 |
0.745 |
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2008 |
Alford MG, Eby DA. Thickness of the strangelet-crystal crust of a strange star Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics. 78. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevc.78.045802 |
0.396 |
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2008 |
Alford MG, Good G. Flux tubes and the type-I/type-II transition in a superconductor coupled to a superfluid Physical Review B. 78. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevb.78.024510 |
0.781 |
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2008 |
Alford MG, Braby M, Schmitt A. Bulk viscosity in kaon-condensed color–flavor-locked quark matter Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 35: 115007. DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/35/11/115007 |
0.644 |
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2007 |
Alford MG, Braby M, Reddy S, Schäfer T. Bulk viscosity due to kaons in color-flavor-locked quark matter Physical Review C. 75. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevc.75.055209 |
0.463 |
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2007 |
Alford MG, Braby M, Schmitt A. Critical temperature for kaon condensation in color-flavor-locked quark matter Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 35: 025002. DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/35/2/025002 |
0.667 |
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2006 |
Alford MG, Rajagopal K, Reddy S, Steiner AW. Stability of strange star crusts and strangelets Physical Review D. 73. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.73.114016 |
0.588 |
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2006 |
Alford MG, Schmitt A. Bulk viscosity in 2SC quark matter Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 34: 67-101. DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/34/1/005 |
0.696 |
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2006 |
Alford MG, Cowan GA. Single-flavour and two-flavour pairing in three-flavour quark matter Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 32: 511-528. DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/32/4/009 |
0.405 |
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2006 |
Alford M, Wang Q. Secondary pairing in gapless colour-superconducting quark matter Journal of Physics G. 32: 63-71. DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/32/2/001 |
0.434 |
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2006 |
Alford M. Color superconductivity and the strange quark Arxiv: Nuclear Theory. 806: 293-302. DOI: 10.1063/1.2163777 |
0.458 |
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2006 |
Hut P, Alford M, Tegmark M. On Math, Matter and Mind Foundations of Physics. 36: 765-794. DOI: 10.1007/S10701-006-9048-X |
0.324 |
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2005 |
Alford M, Kouvaris C, Rajagopal K. Gapless Cfl and its Competition with Mixed Phases Arxiv: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology. 301-305. DOI: 10.1142/9789812702159_0043 |
0.417 |
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2005 |
Alford M, Jotwani P, Kouvaris C, Kundu J, Rajagopal K. Astrophysical implications of gapless color-flavor locked quark matter: A hot water bottle for aging neutron stars Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. 71. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.71.114011 |
0.603 |
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2005 |
Alford M, Kouvaris C, Rajagopal K. Evaluating the gapless color-flavor locked phase Physical Review D. 71. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.71.054009 |
0.626 |
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2005 |
Alford M, Good G, Reddy S. Isospin asymmetry and type-I superconductivity in neutron star matter Physical Review C. 72. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevc.72.055801 |
0.788 |
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2005 |
Alford M, Wang Q. Photons in gapless colour-flavour-locked quark matter Journal of Physics G. 31: 719-738. DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/31/7/017 |
0.437 |
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2005 |
Alford M, Braby M, Paris M, Reddy S. Hybrid stars that masquerade as neutron stars Astrophysical Journal. 629: 969-978. DOI: 10.1086/430902 |
0.429 |
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2004 |
Alford M, Kouvaris C, Rajagopal K. Gapless color-flavor-locked quark matter. Physical Review Letters. 92: 222001. PMID 15245214 DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.92.222001 |
0.629 |
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2004 |
Alford M. Dense Quark Matter in Nature Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement. 153: 1-14. DOI: 10.1143/Ptps.153.1 |
0.517 |
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2004 |
Alford M, Good G. Illuminating interfaces between phases of aU(1)×U(1)gauge theory Physical Review D. 70. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.70.036008 |
0.764 |
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2003 |
Alford M, Reddy S. Compact stars with color superconducting quark matter Physical Review D. 67. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.67.074024 |
0.487 |
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2003 |
Alford MG, Bowers JA, Cheyne JM, Cowan GA. Single color and single flavor color superconductivity Physical Review D. 67. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.67.054018 |
0.443 |
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2003 |
Alford M. Dense quark matter in compact stars Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 30: S441-S449. DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/30/1/052 |
0.481 |
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2003 |
Alford M. QCD at high density/temperature Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements. 117: 65-82. DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5632(03)01411-7 |
0.354 |
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2002 |
Alford M, Rajagopal K. Absence of two-flavor color-superconductivity in compact stars Journal of High Energy Physics. 2002: 031-031. DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2002/06/031 |
0.653 |
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2001 |
Alford M, Rajagopal K, Reddy S, Wilczek F. Minimal color-flavor-locked–nuclear interface Physical Review D. 64. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.64.074017 |
0.698 |
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2001 |
Alford M, Drummond IT, Morgan RR, Shanahan H, Peardon M. Measuring the aspect ratio renormalization of anisotropic-Iattice gluons Physical Review D. 63. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.63.074501 |
0.335 |
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2001 |
Alford M, Bowers JA, Rajagopal K. Crystalline color superconductivity Physical Review D. 63. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.63.074016 |
0.625 |
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2001 |
Alford M, Bowers J, Rajagopal K. Colour superconductivity in compact stars Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 27: 541-555. DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/27/3/335 |
0.651 |
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2001 |
Alford M, Chandrasekharan S, Cox J, Wiese UJ. Solution of the complex action problem in the Potts model for dense QCD Nuclear Physics B. 602: 61-86. DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(01)00068-2 |
0.399 |
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2000 |
Alford M, Berges J, Rajagopal K. Gapless color superconductivity Physical Review Letters. 84: 598-601. PMID 11017325 DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.84.598 |
0.61 |
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2000 |
Alford M. High-density QCD: the effects of strangeness Arxiv: High Energy Physics - Lattice. 345-347. DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5632(00)91668-2 |
0.474 |
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2000 |
Alford M, Berges J, Rajagopal K. Magnetic fields within color superconducting neutron star cores Nuclear Physics B. 571: 269-284. DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(99)00830-5 |
0.602 |
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2000 |
Alford M, Jaffe RL. Insight into the scalar mesons from a lattice calculation Nuclear Physics. 578: 367-382. DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(00)00155-3 |
0.343 |
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1999 |
Alford MG, Kapustin A, Wilczek F. Imaginary chemical potential and finite fermion density on the lattice Physical Review D. 59: 54502. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.59.054502 |
0.517 |
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1999 |
Alford M. New possibilities for QCD at finite density Arxiv: High Energy Physics - Lattice. 73: 161-166. DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5632(99)85015-4 |
0.416 |
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1999 |
Alford M, Berges J, Rajagopal K. Unlocking color and flavor in superconducting strange quark matter Nuclear Physics B. 558: 219-242. DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(99)00410-1 |
0.671 |
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1999 |
Alford M, Rajagopal K, Wilczek F. Color-flavor locking and chiral symmetry breaking in high density QCD Nuclear Physics B. 537: 443-458. DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(98)00668-3 |
0.718 |
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1998 |
Alford MG, Klassen TR, Lepage GP. Quark action for very coarse lattices Physical Review D. 58: 34503. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.58.034503 |
0.341 |
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1998 |
Alford M, Rajagopal K, Wilczek F. Color superconductivity and signs of its formation Nuclear Physics A. 638: 515c-518c. DOI: 10.1016/S0375-9474(98)00350-9 |
0.705 |
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1998 |
Alford M, Rajagopal K, Wilczek F. QCD at finite baryon density: nucleon droplets and color superconductivity Physics Letters B. 422: 247-256. DOI: 10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00051-3 |
0.701 |
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1997 |
Alford M, Klassen T, Lepage G. Towards highly improved quark actions Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements. 53: 861-866. DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5632(96)00803-1 |
0.313 |
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1997 |
Alford M, Klassen TR, Lepage GP. Improving lattice quark actions Nuclear Physics. 496: 377-407. DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00249-6 |
0.313 |
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1995 |
Alford M, Dimm W, Lepage GP, Hockney G, Mackenzie PB. Lattice QCD on small computers Physics Letters B. 361: 87-94. DOI: 10.1016/0370-2693(95)01131-9 |
0.33 |
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1994 |
Alford M, March-Russell J. Radiatively induced first-order phase transitions the necessity of the renormalization group Nuclear Physics B. 417: 527-552. DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(94)90483-9 |
0.393 |
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1994 |
Alford M. Critical exponents without the epsilon expansion Physics Letters B. 336: 237-242. DOI: 10.1016/0370-2693(94)01005-6 |
0.323 |
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1993 |
Alford M, Gleiser M. Metastability in two dimensions and the effective potential Physical Review D. 48: 2838-2844. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.48.2838 |
0.336 |
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1993 |
Alford M, Feldman H, Gleiser M. Thermal activation of metastable decay: Testing nucleation theory Physical Review D. 47: R2168-R2171. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevd.47.R2168 |
0.367 |
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1992 |
Alford MG, Strominger A. s-wave scattering of charged fermions by a magnetic black hole. Physical Review Letters. 69: 563-566. PMID 10046973 DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.69.563 |
0.353 |
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1992 |
Alford M, Feldman H, Gleiser M. Thermal nucleation of kink-antikink pairs Physical Review Letters. 68: 1645-1648. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.68.1645 |
0.375 |
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1992 |
Alford MG, Lee K, March-Russell J, Preskill J. Quantum field theory of non-abelian strings and vortices Nuclear Physics. 384: 251-317. DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(92)90468-Q |
0.383 |
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1992 |
Alford MG, March-Russell J. New order parameters for non-abelian gauge theories Nuclear Physics B. 369: 276-298. DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(92)90387-Q |
0.366 |
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1991 |
ALFORD MG, MARCH-RUSSELL J. DISCRETE GAUGE THEORIES International Journal of Modern Physics B. 5: 2641-2673. DOI: 10.1142/S021797929100105X |
0.396 |
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1991 |
Alford MG, Coleman S, March-Russell J. Disentangling nonabelian discrete quantum hair Nuclear Physics B. 351: 735-748. DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(05)80042-2 |
0.588 |
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1991 |
Alford M, Benson K, Coleman S, March-Russell J, Wilczek F. Zero modes of non-abelian vortices Nuclear Physics B. 349: 414-438. DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(91)90331-Q |
0.679 |
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1990 |
Alford MG, Benson K, Coleman S, March-Russell J, Wilczek F. Interactions and excitations of non-Abelian vortices. Physical Review Letters. 64: 1632-1635. PMID 10041447 DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.64.1632 |
0.678 |
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1990 |
Alford MG, March-Russell J, Coleman SR, Benson K, Wilczek F. The Interactions and Excitations of Nonabelian Vortices Physical Review Letters. 64: 1632. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.65.668.2 |
0.631 |
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1990 |
Alford MG, March-Russell J, Wilczek F. Discrete quantum hair on black holes and the non-abelian Aharonov-Bohm effect Nuclear Physics. 337: 695-708. DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(90)90512-C |
0.523 |
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1989 |
Alford MG, Wilczek F. Aharonov-Bohm interaction of cosmic strings with matter. Physical Review Letters. 62: 1071-1074. PMID 10039569 DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.62.1071 |
0.544 |
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1989 |
Alford M, March-Russell J, Wilczek F. Enhanced baryon number violation due to cosmic strings Nuclear Physics B. 328: 140-158. DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(89)90096-5 |
0.537 |
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