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Tidal Stablization of Neutron Stars and White Dwarfs
Dong Lai
What happens to a neutron star or white dwarf near its maximum mass limit when it is brought into a close binary orbit with a companion? Such situation may occur in the progenitors…
Hydrogen Molecules In Superstrong Magnetic Field: II. Excitation Levels
Dong Lai, Edwin E. Salpeter
We study the energy levels of H molecules in a superstrong magnetic field ($B\go 10^{12}$ G), typically found on the surfaces of neutron stars. The interatomic interaction pote…
Motion and Ionization Equilibrium of Hydrogen Atoms in Superstrong Magnetic Field
Dong Lai, Edwin E. Salpeter
We study the effects of finite proton mass on the energy levels of hydrogen atoms moving transverse to a superstrong magnetic field with generalized pseudomomentum . F…
Superfluidity of Hydrogenlike Gas in a Strong Magnetic Field ?
Dong Lai
The recent claim that in a strong magnetic field hydrogenlike gas (e.g., excitons in certain semiconductors, neutron star surface layers) becomes superfluid is refuted. Molecules f…