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Description
In this talk, I will discuss several anomalous electromagnetic effects that can take place in quark matter at low temperatures and intermediate densities. The anomalous transport properties of the spatially inhomogeneous phase of quark matter known as the Magnetic Dual Chiral Density Wave (MDCDW) phase will be reviewed. Going beyond mean-field approximation, I will show how linearly polarized electromagnetic waves that penetrate the MDCDW medium mix with the phonon fluctuations to give rise to two hybridized modes of propagation called axion polaritons. Finally, using these results, a mechanism for the possible collapse of neutron stars under the bombardment of gamma-ray bursts will be presented. This mechanism can provide a possible solution to the missing pulsar problem in the galactic center.
