English

Reaction rates and transport in neutron stars

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2019-03-06 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Theory

Abstract

Understanding signals from neutron stars requires knowledge about the transport inside the star. We review the transport properties and the underlying reaction rates of dense hadronic and quark matter in the crust and the core of neutron stars and point out open problems and future directions.

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@article{arxiv.1711.06520,
  title  = {Reaction rates and transport in neutron stars},
  author = {Andreas Schmitt and Peter Shternin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.06520},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

74 pages; commissioned for the book "Physics and Astrophysics of Neutron Stars", NewCompStar COST Action MP1304; version 3: minor changes, references updated, overview graphic added in the introduction, improvements in Sec IV.A.4