Quantum calculation of vortices in the inner crust of neutron stars

Abstract

We study, within a quantum mechanical framework based on self-consistent mean field theory, the interaction between a vortex and a nucleus immersed in a sea of free neutrons, a scenario representative of the inner crust of neutron stars. Quantal finite size effects force the vortex core outside the nucleus, influencing vortex pinning in an important way.

References in corpus (1)

• ${}^1{S}_0$ superfluid phase--transition in neutron matter with realistic nuclear potentials and modern many--body theories

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