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Quark matter droplets in neutron stars

Heiselberg, H., Pethick, C. J., Staubo, E. F.·1993·Physical Review Letters
DOI 10.1103/physrevlett.70.1355
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We show that, for physically reasonable bulk and surface properties, the lowest energy state of dense matter consists of quark matter coexisting with nuclear matter in the presence of an essentially uniform background of electrons. We estimate the size and nature of spatial structure in this phase, and show that at the lowest densities the quark matter forms droplets embedded in nuclear matter, whereas at higher densities it can exhibit a variety of different topologies. A finite fraction of the interior of neutron stars could consist of matter in this new phase, which would provide new mechanisms for glitches and cooling.

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Authors
Heiselberg, H., Pethick, C. J., & Staubo, E. F.
Venue
Physical Review Letters
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Published
1993-03-08
Volume
70
Issue
10
Pages
1355-1359
ISSN
0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.70.1355
OpenAlex
W1969315216
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289
References
17
FWCI
11.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
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