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Dense matter in compact stars [electronic resource] : a pedagogical introduction / A. Schmitt.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Schmitt, A. (Andreas)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer-Verlag, ©2010.
Series:Lecture notes in physics ; 811.
Subjects:
Quantum chromodynamics.
Compact objects (Astronomy)
Neutron stars.
Stars > Constitution.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1 tIntroduction
  • 1.1. What is Dense Matter?
  • 1.2. What is a Compact Star?
  • 1.3. Further Reading
  • References
  • 2. Mass and Radius of the Star
  • 2.1. Noninteracting Nuclear Matter
  • 2.2. Noninteracting Quark Matter
  • 2.2.1. Strange Quark Matter Hypothesis
  • 2.2.2. Equation of State
  • 2.3. Mass-Radius Relation Including Interactions
  • Problems
  • References
  • 3. Basic Models and Properties of Dense Nuclear Matter
  • 3.1. Walecka Model
  • 3.1.1. Including Scalar Interactions
  • 3.2. Hyperons
  • 3.3. Kaon Condensation
  • 3.3.1. Chiral Symmetry of QCD
  • 3.3.2. Chiral Lagrangian
  • 3.3.3. Kaon-Nucleon Matter
  • 3.4. From Hadronic to Quark Phases: Possibility of a Mixed Phase
  • Problems
  • References
  • 4. Superconductivity and Superfluidity in a Compact Star
  • 4.1. Specific Heat for Isotropic and Anisotropic Superconductors
  • 4.2. Color-Flavor Locked (CFL) Quark Matter
  • 4.2.1. Kaon Condensation in CFL Quark Matter
  • 4.3. Color-Superconducting Gap from QCD
  • Problems
  • References
  • 5. Neutrino Emissivity and Cooling of the Star
  • 5.1. Urca Processes in Nuclear Matter
  • 5.2. Direct Urca Process in Quark Matter
  • 5.2.1. W-Boson Polarization Tensor
  • 5.2.2. Effect of Superconductivity on Urca Process
  • 5.2.3. Result for Unpaired Quark Matter
  • 5.3. Cooling with Quark Direct Urca Process
  • Problems
  • References
  • 6. Discussion
  • 6.1. What We Have Discussed
  • 6.2. What We Could Have, But Haven't Discussed
  • References
  • A. Basics of Quantum Field Theory at Finite Temperature and Chemical Potential
  • A.1. Bosonic Field
  • A.1.1. Summation Over Bosonic Matsubara Frequencies
  • A.2. Fermionic Field
  • A.2.1. Summation Over Fermionic Matsubara Frequencies
  • Problems.

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