scholarly journals Quantum Crystals in Neutron Stars

1974 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 133-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Canuto ◽  
S. M. Chitre
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Star ◽  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Solid Core ◽  
Many Body ◽  
The Core ◽  
Deep Interior ◽  
Body Techniques ◽  
Quantum Crystals ◽  
The Many ◽  
Orderly Arrangement

Using the many-body techniques appropriate for quantum crystals it is shown that the deep interior of a neutron star is most likely an orderly arrangement of neutrons, protons and hyperons forming a solid. It is shown that a liquid or gas arrangement would produce higher energy. If so, a neutron star can be viewed as two solids (crust and core) permeated by a layer of ordinary or (perhaps) superfluid liquid. Astronomical evidence is in favor of such a structure: the sudden jumps in the periods of the Crab and Vela pulsars that differ by a factor of ∼ 102 can be easily explained by the star-quake model. If the Crab is less massive than Vela (i.e., if it is not dense enough to have a solid core), the star-quakes take place in the crust whereas for Vela they occur in the core.

scholarly journals A Simple Derivation of the Bloch Equations for Localized Moment E.S.R. in Metals in the Presence of Anisotropy

1973 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 475 ◽  
Author(s):  
DA Smith
Keyword(s):  
Electron Spin Resonance ◽  
Density Matrix ◽  
Matrix Approach ◽  
Many Body ◽  
Bloch Equations ◽  
Simple Derivation ◽  
Local Moments ◽  
Conduction Electrons ◽  
Spin Resonance ◽  
Body Techniques

A density-matrix approach is used to derive the coupled Bloch equations for the electron spin resonance of localized moments and conduction electrons in metals, including anisotropy fields acting on the local moments. The equations agree with those obtained elsewhere by more sophisticated many-body techniques. In particular, it is demonstrated explicitly that relaxation proceeds towards instantaneous equilibrium.

Energy versus dispersion in some many-body techniques

1988 ◽  
Vol 480 (2) ◽  
pp. 312-322
Author(s):  
V.I. Dimitrov ◽  
B. Slavov
Keyword(s):  
Many Body ◽  
Body Techniques

scholarly journals Recent Progress in Neutron Star Theory

2000 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 481-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henning Heiselberg ◽  
Vijay Pandharipande
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Neutron Star ◽  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Nuclear Forces ◽  
Neutron Star Matter ◽  
Many Body ◽  
Kaon Condensation ◽  
Probable Effect ◽  
Body Techniques

▪ Abstract  We review recent progress in the theory of neutron stars and compare its predictions with the observational data on masses, radii, and temperatures. The theory of neutron stars made up of neutrons, protons, and leptons is discussed in detail along with recent models of nuclear forces and modern many-body techniques. The possibilities of pion and kaon condensation in dense neutron star matter are considered, as is the possible occurrence of strange hyperons and quark-matter drops in the stellar core. The structure of mixed-phase matter in neutron stars, as well as the probable effect of phase transitions on the spin down of pulsars, is also discussed.

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