2015/12/12 by Shishao Bao, Hong Shen, Bao, Shishao +1
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Nuclear Theory (nucl-th) #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #earthquake and tectonic studies #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1512.03870
4 pages, 2 figures
arxiv created 2015/12/12 · openalex publication_date 2015/12/12 · arxiv updated 2015/12/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Using the relativistic mean-field theory, we adopt two different methods, namely, the coexisting phase method and the self-consistent Thomas-Fermi approximation, to study the impacts of the nuclear symmetry energy on properties of neutron star crusts within a wide range of densities. It is found that the nuclear symmetry energy and its density slope play an important role in determining the pasta phases and the crust-core transition.