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Canuto and Chitre 1974
Canuto, V., and S.M. Chitre, 1974: Quantum Crystals in Neutron Stars. In Physics of Dense Matter. C.J. Hansen, Ed., Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, vol. 53, Reidel, pp. 133-150, doi:10.1017/S0074180900099976.
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.
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@inproceedings{ca08920m,
author={Canuto, V. and Chitre, S. M.},
editor={Hansen, C. J.},
title={Quantum Crystals in Neutron Stars},
booktitle={Physics of Dense Matter},
year={1974},
volume={53},
pages={133--150},
publisher={Reidel},
series={Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union},
doi={10.1017/S0074180900099976},
}
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TY - CPAPER ID - ca08920m AU - Canuto, V. AU - Chitre, S. M. ED - Hansen, C. J. PY - 1974 TI - Quantum Crystals in Neutron Stars BT - Physics of Dense Matter T3 - Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union VL - 53 SP - 133 EP - 150 DO - 10.1017/S0074180900099976 PB - Reidel ER -
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