Color superconductivity in quark matter

Abstract

A brief introduction into the properties of dense quark matter is given. Recently proposed gapless color superconducting phases of neutral and beta-equilibrated dense quark matter are discussed. The current status in the field is described, and the promising directions of the future research are outlined.

Comments: 10 pages. Invited talk given at Workshop on Extreme QCD, Swansea, Wales, 2-5 Aug 2005. One reference added