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Canuto and Chitre 1973

Canuto, V., and S.M. Chitre, 1973: Solidification in neutron star cores. Ann. New York Acad. Sci., 224, 218-225, doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1973.tb41455.x.

We report a calculation aimed at showing that a system of strongly interacting baryons under sufficiently high pressure (P ≃ 10³⁰ atm) and densities (ρ > 10¹⁵ g/cc) minimizes the energy by arranging the constituents in a lattice structure rather than in a fluid phase. The required pressures and densities do indeed exist in the interior of neutron stars, and the interesting question is to find out if the matter inside a neutron star can crystallize. Previous work on the structure of neutron stars indicated that the crust is composed of ordinary nuclei arranged in a crystalline structure.

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@article{ca09020e,
  author={Canuto, V. and Chitre, S. M.},
  title={Solidification in neutron star cores},
  year={1973},
  journal={Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences},
  volume={224},
  pages={218--225},
  doi={10.1111/j.1749-6632.1973.tb41455.x},
}

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JO  - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
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DO  - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1973.tb41455.x
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