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Pions in Neutron Star Matter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Raymond F. Sawyer*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Calif. 93106, U.S.A.

Abstract

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Arguments are given for pions becoming an important constituent of neutron star matter at densities greater than a critical density lying between 5 × 1014 and 1015 g cm−3. It is anticipated that this will lead to a substantial softening of the equation of state.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1974 

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