2003/12/26 by T. Tatsumi, Tatsumi, T., D. N. Voskresensky +1
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Geophysics and Sensor Technology #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Nuclear Theory (nucl-th) #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.nucl-th/0312114
Proc. of the Int. Sympo. on "Origin of Matter and Evolution of Galaxies" (OMEG-03), 2003
arxiv created 2003/12/26 · openalex publication_date 2003/12/26 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Possibility of the structured mixed phases at first order phase transitions in neutron stars is reexamined by taking into account the charge screening effect. The Maxwell construction is shown to be not conflicted with the Gibbs conditions once the Coulomb potential is properly taken into account. Taking the hadron-quark deconfinement transition as an example, we explicitly demonstrate a mechanical instability of the geometrical structure of the structured mixed phase by the charge screening effect. In this case we have effectively the picture given by the Maxwell construction.