Anisotropic neutron stars modelling: constraints in Krori–Barua spacetime

Abstract Dense nuclear matter is expected to be anisotropic due to effects such as solidification, superfluidity, strong magnetic fields, hyperons, pion-condensation. Therefore an anisotropic neutron star core seems more realistic than an ideally isotropic one. We model anisotropic neutron stars wor...

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Main Authors: Zacharias Roupas, Gamal G. L. Nashed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-08462-1