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Vortex continuity

This argument, if it holds, weighs against the claim.constitution →Topological order or vortex statistics sharply distinguish the color-flavor-locked phase from superfluid hadronic matter

The argument

Because superfluid vortices can connect continuously between hadronic matter and color-flavor-locked quark matter, vortex structure marks no sharp boundary between the two phases, and vortex statistics cannot provide the claimed distinction. The explicit construction, in which hadronic vortices join color-flavor-locked vortices through junctions at the interface, is due to Alford, Baym, Fukushima, Hatsuda and Tachibana (Physical Review D 99, 036004, 2019).

Does it work?

Not yet evaluated.

Premises

Where it is made

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Earlier ratings

  • Aug 3, 2026

    The argument stands or falls with the premise that superfluid vortices can connect continuously between hadronic and color-flavor-locked matter, which is essentially unchallenged in the literature. The caveat is one of reach: continuous connection of vortex configurations shows that vortex structure marks no sharp boundary, but it does not by itself rule out a sharp change in the statistics or worldsheet physics of those vortices, which is precisely where the refined defenses of the claim now locate the distinction. The argument therefore weighs strongly against a bulk obstruction without closing off the vortex-level readings.

  • Aug 3, 2026

    The argument stands or falls with the premise that superfluid vortices can connect continuously between hadronic and color-flavor-locked matter, which is essentially unchallenged in the literature. The caveat is one of reach: continuous connection of vortex configurations shows that vortex structure marks no sharp boundary, but it does not by itself rule out a sharp change in the statistics or worldsheet physics of those vortices, which is precisely where the refined defenses of the claim now locate the distinction. The argument therefore weighs strongly against a bulk obstruction without closing off the vortex-level readings.