Microscopic Study of Nuclear "Pasta" by Quantum Molecular Dynamics
Nuclear Theory
2008-11-26 v1 Astrophysics
Abstract
Structure of cold dense stellar matter at subnuclear densities is investigated with quantum molecular dynamics (QMD). We succeeded in showing that the phases with slab-like and rod-like nuclei etc. can be formed dynamically without any assumptions on the nuclear shape. Our result suggests the existence of these kinds of phases in neutron star crusts.
Cite
@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0112032,
title = {Microscopic Study of Nuclear "Pasta" by Quantum Molecular Dynamics},
author = {Gentaro Watanabe and Katsuhiko Sato and Kenji Yasuoka and Toshikazu Ebisuzaki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0112032},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
to appear in Proceedings of YKIS01 "Physics of Unstable Nuclei", Kyoto, December, 2001 (supplement volume of Prog. Theor. Phys.)