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We investigate the impact of nuclear pasta on crustal structure and torsional oscillations using a Bayesian ensemble of unified neutron-star equations of state based on relativistic mean-field models constrained by nuclear experiments,…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-02-24 Vishal Parmar , Ignazio Bombaci

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

Historically, a sequence of nuclear pasta shapes was predicted to appear in the deepest region of the inner crust of a neutron star within the compressible liquid-drop picture, when the filling fraction $u$ exceeds some threshold values.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-27 Nikolai N. Shchechilin , Nicolas Chamel , Andrey I. Chugunov

Background: Neutron stars are astronomical systems with nucleons submitted to extreme conditions. Due to the longer range coulomb repulsion between protons, the system has structural inhomogeneities. Several interactions tailored to…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-01-24 Pablo Alcain , Claudio Dorso

The goal of this paper is to investigate properties of clusterized nuclear matter which is believed to be present in crusts of neutron stars at subnuclear densities. It is assumed that the whole system can be represented by the set of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-04-04 Claudio Ebel , Thomas J. Bürvenich , Igor Mishustin

In supernova cores, nuclear "pasta" phases such as triangular lattice of rod-like nuclei and layered structure of slab-like nuclei are considered to exist. However, it is still unclear whether or not they are actually formed in collapsing…

The elastic properties of neutron star crusts are relevant for a variety of currently observable or near-future electromagnetic and gravitational wave phenomena. These phenomena may depend on the elastic properties of nuclear pasta found in…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-10-03 M. E. Caplan , A. S. Schneider , C. J. Horowitz

In this work, we focus on different length scales within the dynamics of nucleons in conditions according to the neutron star crust, with a semiclassical molecular dynamics model, studying isospin symmetric matter at subsaturation…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-12-22 Pablo N. Alcain , Pedro A. Giménez Molinelli , Claudio O. Dorso

The effects of the $\alpha$ particles in nuclear matter at low densities are investigated within three different parametrizations of relativistic models at finite temperature. Both homogeneous and inhomogeneous matter (pasta phase) are…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2014-11-21 S. S. Avancini , C. C. Barros , D. P. Menezes , C. Providência

Properties of inhomogeneous nuclear matter are evaluated within a relativistic mean field approximation using density dependent coupling constants. A parameterization for these coupling constants is presented, which reproduces the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 P. Gögelein , E. N. E. van Dalen , C. Fuchs , H. Müther

Non-uniform structures of the nucleon matter are expected at subnuclear densities and above the nuclear density: they are called nuclear pastas and kaon pastas, respectively. We numerically study these phases by means of the density…

Nuclear pasta, with non-spherical shapes, is expected near the base of the crust in neutron stars. Large scale molecular dynamics simulations of pasta show long lived topological defects that could increase electron scattering and reduce…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-01-26 C. J. Horowitz , D. K. Berry , C. M. Briggs , M. E. Caplan , A. Cumming , A. S. Schneider

Background: Nuclear pasta matter, emerging due to the competition between the long-range Coulomb force and the short-range strong force, is believed to be present in astrophysical scenarios, such as neutron stars and core-collapse…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-05-27 B. Schuetrumpf , G. Martínez-Pinedo , 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

In this Review we study the nuclear pastas as they are expected to be formed in neutron star cores. We start with a study of the pastas formed in nuclear matter (composed of protons and neutrons), we follow with the role of the electron gas…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-07-16 Jorge A. Lopez , Claudio O. Dorso , Guillermo A. Frank

The pasta phase in core-collapse supernova matter (finite temperatures and fixed proton fractions) is studied within relativistic mean field models. Two different calculations are used for comparison, the Thomas-Fermi (TF) and the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-03-31 Helena Pais , Constança Providência , William G. Newton , Jirina R. Stone

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

This investigation explores the phononic thermal conductivity of nuclear star matter as it undergoes the "topological" transition to the "pasta" regime, and further down to the solid-liquid phase transition. The study was carried out using…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-05-20 Claudio Dorso , Jonathan Dunn , Alejandro Strachan , Guillermo Frank

The properties of inhomogeneous nuclear matter are investigated considering the self-consistent Skyrme Hartree-Fock approach with inclusion of pairing correlations. For a comparison we also consider a relativistic mean field approach. The…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 P. Gögelein , H. Müther

The behavior and properties of neutrinos in non-uniform nuclear matter, surrounded by electrons and other neutrinos are studied. The nuclear matter itself is modeled by the non-linear Walecka model, where the so-called nuclear pasta phase…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-10-12 U. J. Furtado , S. S. Avancini , J. R. Marinelli , W. Martarello , C. Providência