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In cores of supernovae and crusts of neutron stars, nuclei can adopt interesting shapes, such as rods or slabs, etc., which are referred to as nuclear "pasta." Recently, we have been studying the pasta phases focusing on their dynamical…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Gentaro Watanabe , Hidetaka Sonoda

More than twenty years ago, it was predicted that nuclei can adopt interesting shapes, such as rods or slabs, etc., in the cores of supernovae and the crusts of neutron stars. These non-spherical nuclei are referred to as nuclear "pasta".…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Gentaro Watanabe , Hidetaka Sonoda

Nuclear clusters or voids in the inner crust of neutron stars were predicted to have various shapes collectively nicknamed nuclear pasta. The recent review in Ref. \cite{Lopez1} by L\'opez, Dorso and Frank summarized their systematic…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-01-21 Bao-An Li

In neutron star crust, non-uniform structure of nuclear matter is expected, which is called the "pasta" structure. From the recent studies of giant flares in magnetars, these structures might be related to some observables and physical…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-01-31 Minoru Okamoto , Toshiki Maruyama , Kazuhiro Yabana , Toshitaka Tatsumi

Exotic non-spherical configurations of nuclei, known as ``pasta" phases, are expected to be present at the bottom of the inner crust of a neutron star. We study the properties of these configurations in catalyzed neutron stars within a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-06-17 H. Dinh Thi , A. F. Fantina , F. Gulminelli

Neutron Stars are natural laboratories where fundamental properties of matter under extreme conditions can be explored. Modern nuclear physics input as well as many-body theories are valuable tools which may allow us to improve our…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 V. de la Mota , F. Sébille , Ph. Eudes

The physics of neutron star crusts is vast, involving many different research fields, from nuclear and condensed matter physics to general relativity. This review summarizes the progress, which has been achieved over the last few years, in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 N. Chamel , P. Haensel

Models for the internal composition of Dense Compact Stars are reviewed as well as macroscopic properties derived by observations of relativistic processes. Modeling of pure neutron matter Neutron Stars is presented and crust properties are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-11-19 D. E. Alvarez-Castillo , S. Kubis

Within a microscopic approach the structure of Neutron Stars is usually studied by modelling the homogeneous nuclear matter of the core by a suitable Equation of State, based on a many-body theory, and the crust by a functional based on a…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-03 M. Baldo , G. F. Burgio , M. Centelles , B. K. Sharma , X. Viñas

In supernova cores and neutron star crusts, nuclei with exotic shapes such as rod-like and slab-like nuclei are expected to exist. These nuclei are collectively called nuclear "pasta". For the past decades, existence of the pasta phases in…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2012-04-16 Gentaro Watanabe , Toshiki Maruyama

The interior of a neutron star is expected to exhibit different states of matter. In particular, complex non-spherical configurations known as `pasta' phases may exist at the highest densities in the inner crust, potentially having an…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-10-28 H. Dinh Thi , T. Carreau , A. F. Fantina , F. Gulminelli

In cores of supernovae and crusts of neutron stars, nuclei can adopt interesting shapes, such as rods or slabs, etc., which are referred to as nuclear "pasta." In recent years, we have studied the pasta phases focusing on their dynamical…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Gentaro Watanabe

We investigate nuclear pasta phases appearing in hot neutron-star matter based on the compressible liquid-drop model, where the matter consists of a dense liquid phase and a dilute gas phase separated by a sharp interface. The surface…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-03-18 Jian Zhou , Junbo Pang , Hong Shen , Jinniu Hu

Nuclear matter under astrophysical conditions is explored with time-dependent and static Hartree-Fock calculations. The focus is in a regime of densities where matter segregates into liquid and gaseous phases unfolding a rich scenario of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-19 B. Schuetrumpf , K. Iida , J. A. Maruhn , P. -G. Reinhard

Nuclear pasta, that is an inhomogeneous distribution of nuclear matter characterised by non-spherical clustered structures, is expected to occur in a narrow spatial region at the bottom of the inner crust of neutron stars, but the width of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-11-09 H. Dinh Thi , A. F. Fantina , F. Gulminelli

Understanding the properties of the crust and the core as well as its interface is essential for accurate astrophysical modeling of phenomena such as glitches, X-ray bursts or oscillations in neutron stars. To study the crust-core…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-11-01 Debarati Chatterjee , Francesca Gulminelli

Structure of cold and hot dense matter at subnuclear densities is investigated by quantum molecular dynamics (QMD) simulations. Obtained phase diagrams show that the density of the phase boundaries between the different nuclear structures…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Gentaro Watanabe , Katsuhiko Sato , Kenji Yasuoka , Toshikazu Ebisuzaki

Neutron-rich matter at subnuclear densities may involve complex structures displaying a variety of shapes, such as spherical, slablike, and/or rodlike shapes. These phases of the {\it nuclear pasta} are expected to exist in the crust of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. J. Horowitz , M. A. Perez-Garcia , J. Piekarewicz

Neutron stars exhibit magnetic fields and densities far beyond those achievable in terrestrial laboratories, offering a natural probe of strongly interacting matter under extreme conditions. Using observationally anchored mass-radius…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-13 Abriana Lyda , Prajwal MohanMurthy

The study of neutron rich matter, present in neutron star, proto-neutron stars and core-collapse supernovae, can lead to further understanding of the behavior of nuclear matter in highly asymmetric nuclei. Heterogeneous structures are…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-04-20 P. N. Alcain , C. O. Dorso
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