Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Theory
Scientific paper
2010-08-27
Phys.Rev.C82:062801,2010
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Theory
5 pages, 3 figures (animations online at http://www.capca.ucalgary.ca/~bniebergal/webPHP/research.php)
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevC.82.062801
We present results from a numerical solution to the burning of neutron matter inside a cold neutron star into stable (u,d,s) quark matter. Our method solves hydrodynamical flow equations in 1D with neutrino emission from weak equilibrating reactions, and strange quark diffusion across the burning front. We also include entropy change due to heat released in forming the stable quark phase. Our numerical results suggest burning front laminar speeds of 0.002-0.04 times the speed of light, much faster than previous estimates derived using only a reactive-diffusive description. Analytic solutions to hydrodynamical jump conditions with a temperature dependent equation of state agree very well with our numerical findings for fluid velocities. The most important effect of neutrino cooling is that the conversion front stalls at lower density (below approximately 2 times saturation density). In a 2-dimensional setting, such rapid speeds and neutrino cooling may allow for a flame wrinkle instability to develop, possibly leading to detonation.
Jaikumar Prashanth
Niebergal Brian
Ouyed Rachid
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