Stability of Spherical Nuclei in the Inner Crust of Neutron Stars

Stability of Spherical Nuclei in the Inner Crust of Neutron Stars

Neutron stars are the densest objects in the Universe. In this paper, we consider the so-called inner crust—the layer where neutron-excess nuclei are immersed in the degenerate gas of electrons and a sea of quasi-free neutrons. It was generally believed that spherical nuclei become unstable with res...

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Main Authors: Nikita A. Zemlyakov, Andrey I. Chugunov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Particles
Subjects:
neutron stars
dense matter
Bohr–Wheeler criteria
stability of spherical nuclei
inner crust
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-712X/5/3/20

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