Abstract
We consider the effect of the electron cloud about a vorton in the CFL- high-density phase by numerically solving the ultrarelativistic Thomas-Fermi equation about a toroidal charge. Including electrons removes the electric monopole contribution to the energy, and noticeably decreases the equilibrium radius of these stable vortex loops.
- Received 12 December 2011
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.85.043008
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