2012/05/29 by S. Kubis, Sebastian Kubis, David Alvarez-Castillo +3
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements #Nuclear Physics and Applications #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph.SR #hep-ph #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1205.6368
11 pages, 20 figures
arxiv created 2012/05/29 · arxiv updated 2012/06/21
The functional form of the nuclear symmetry energy in the whole range of densities relevant for the neutron stars is still unknown. Discrepancies concern both the low as well as the high density behaviour of this function. By use of Bezier curves three different families of the symmetry energy shapes, relevant for different density range were introduced. Their consequences for the crustal properties of neutron stars are presented.