Dense astrophysical plasmas

Abstract

We briefly examine the properties of dense plasmas characteristic of the atmospheres of neutron stars and of the interior of massive white dwarfs. These astrophysical bodies are natural laboratories to study respectively the problem of pressure ionization of hydrogen in a strong magnetic field and the crystallization of the quantum one-component-plasma at finite temperature.

8 pages, 3 figures, LaTeX using iopart.cls and iopart12.clo (included). In the special issue "Liquid State Theory: from White Dwarfs to Colloids" (International Conf. in the honor of Prof. J.-P. Hansen's 60th birthday, Les Houches, April 1-5, 2002)

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