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Strange Quark Matter in Neutron Stars? - New Results from Chandra and XMM
Markus H. Thoma, Joachim Truemper, Vadim Burwitz
It has been predicted that quark and hybrid stars, containing strange quark matter in their core, have a significantly smaller radius than ordinary neutron stars. Preliminary X-ray…
Quantum Field Theoretic Description of Matter in the Universe
Markus H. Thoma
Quantum field theory at finite temperature and density can be used for describing the physics of relativistic plasmas. Such systems are frequently encountered in astrophysical situ…
Neutrino-electron processes in a strongly magnetized thermal plasma
Stephen J. Hardy, Markus H. Thoma
We present a new method of calculating the rate of neutrino-electron interactions in a strong magnetic field based on finite temperature field theory. Using this method, in which t…
Quark phases in neutron stars and a "third family" of compact stars as a signature for phase transitions
K. Schertler, C. Greiner, J. Schaffner-Bielich +1
The appearance of quark phases in the dense interior of neutron stars provides one possibility to soften the equation of state (EOS) of neutron star matter at high densities. This…
Medium effects and the structure of neutron stars in the effective mass bag model
K. Schertler, C. Greiner, M. H. Thoma
One of the most intriguing consequence of the extreme conditions inside neutron stars is the possibility of the natural existence of a deconfined strange quark matter phase in the…
The influence of medium effects on the gross structure of hybrid stars
K. Schertler, C. Greiner, P. K. Sahu +1
We investigate the influence of medium effects on the structure of hybrid stars, i.e. neutron stars possessing a quark matter core. We found that medium effects reduce the extent o…