Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-04-20
Int.J.Mod.Phys.D16:231-245,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
16 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables; Accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the International Workshop on Astronomy and Rela
Scientific paper
10.1142/S0218271807009966
It is generally agreed on that the tremendous densities reached in the centers of neutron stars provide a high-pressure environment in which several intriguing particles processes may compete with each other. These range from the generation of hyperons to quark deconfinement to the formation of kaon condensates and H-matter. There are theoretical suggestions of even more exotic processes inside neutron stars, such as the formation of absolutely stable strange quark matter. In the latter event, neutron stars would be largely composed of strange quark matter possibly enveloped in a thin nuclear crust. This paper gives a brief overview of these striking physical possibilities with an emphasis on the role played by strangeness in neutron star matter, which constitutes compressed baryonic matter at ultra-high baryon number density but low temperature which is no accessible to relativistic heavy ion collision experiments.
Ho Alexander
Negreiros Rodrigo P.
Rosenfield Philip
Weber Fridolin
No associations
LandOfFree
Strangeness in Neutron Stars does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Strangeness in Neutron Stars, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Strangeness in Neutron Stars will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-66519