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Neutron star properties and the symmetry energy

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2015-05-30 v1 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

The effect of the symmetry energy on the properties of compact stars is discussed. It is shown that, for stars with masses above 1 MM_\odot, the radius of the star varies linearly with the symmetry energy slope LL. The dependence of the hyperon content and onset density of the direct Urca process on the symmetry energy and meson coupling parametrization are also analyzed.

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@article{arxiv.1108.1733,
  title  = {Neutron star properties and the symmetry energy},
  author = {Rafael Cavagnoli and Constança Providência and Debora P. Menezes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.1733},
  year   = {2015}
}

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12 pages, 20 figures, submitted to Phyical Review C