Cold quark matter in astrophysics of compact stars

Abstract

The appearance of quark matter in the centers of compact stars has a number of astrophysical implications. In this contribution I discuss the structure and stability of compact stars, gravitational radiation from non-axisymmetric deformations, and nucleation and dynamics of vortices (flux tubes) in the color superconducting phases.

Comments: 8 pages, 2 figures, contribution to the proceedings of QCD@Work, June 20-23rd, 2010, Martina Franca, Italy