Exotic nuclear phases in the inner crust of neutron stars in the light of Skyrme-Hartree-Fock theory
arXiv:nucl-th/0212093 · doi:10.1016/S0375-9474(03)00921-7
Abstract
The bottom part of the neutron star crust is investigated using the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock approach with the Coulomb interaction treated beyond the Wigner-Seitz approximation. A variety of nuclear phases is found to coexist in this region. Their stability and relative energies are governed by the Coulomb, surface and shell energies. We have also found that a substantial contribution is coming from the spin-orbit interaction.
arXiv comment4 pages, 1 eps figure, Talk at the 17th Nuclear Physics Divisional Conference of the EPS: Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics, Debrecen, Hungary, Sept. 30 - Oct. 4, 2002
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