Can There be Quark Matter Core in a Strongly Magnetized Neutron Star?
Astrophysics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
The effect of strong quantizing magnetic field on the nucleation of quark matter droplets and on the chemical evolution of nascent quark phase at the core of a neutron star are investigated. The surface energy of quark phase diverges logarithmically. As a consequence there can not be a first order transition to quark phase. However, a metal-insulator type of second order transition is possible unless the field strength exceeds G. The study of chemical evolution of newborn quark phase shows that in -equilibrium the system becomes energetically unstable.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9912527,
title = {Can There be Quark Matter Core in a Strongly Magnetized Neutron Star?},
author = {Tanusri Ghosh and Somenath Chakrabarty},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9912527},
year = {2009}
}
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