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astro-ph2008★ 20 cited
X-Ray Flares of Gamma-Ray Bursts: Quakes of Solid Quark Stars?
Renxin Xu, Enwei Liang
We propose a star-quake model to understand X-ray flares of both long and short Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in a solid quark star regime. Two kinds of central engines for GRBs are avai…
astro-ph2008★ 10 cited
Astro-quark matter: a challenge facing astroparticle physics
Renxin Xu
Quark matter both in terrestrial experiment and in astrophysics is briefly reviewed. Astrophysical quark matter could appear in the early Universe, in compact stars, and as cosmic…