Formation of Nuclear "Pasta" in Cold Neutron Star Matter
arXiv:nucl-th/0108034 · doi:10.1143/PTP.106.551
Abstract
Formation and decay of rod-like and slab-like nuclei, as may be encountered in the outer parts of neutron stars, are examined within a zero-temperature stability analysis with respect to perturbations inducing fission and proton clustering. The nonspherical nuclei are found to be stable against these perturbations, implying the possibility that the size of the stellar region containing such nuclei exceeds the equilibrium prediction.
arXiv comment9 pages (LaTeX, PTP style), 3 Postscript figures, to be published in Prog. Theor. Phys
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