Modern compact star observations and the quark matter EoS
arXiv:nucl-th/0611078 · doi:10.1016/j.ppnp.2006.12.015
Abstract
A hybrid equation of state for dense matter is presented that satisfies phenomenological constraints from modern compact star observations which indicate high maximum masses of about 2 M_sun and large radii of R> 12 km. The corresponding isospin symmetric equation of state is consistent with flow data analyses of heavy-ion collisions. The transition from nuclear to two-flavor color superconducting quark matter at n approximately 0.55 fm^{-3} is almost a crossover.
2 pages, 2 figures; Proceedings of the Erice School on 'Radioactive Beams, Nuclear Dynamics and Astrophysics' to be published in 'Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys.'