On the Maximum Mass of Neutron Stars

2013/07/01 by N. Chamel, N. CHAMEL, P. HAENSEL +5 · 10 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Nuclear physics research studies #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph.HE #nucl-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1142/s021830131330018x

published as Int. J. Mod. Phys. E22 (2013) 1330018 · 25 pages, 4 figures; revised version with additions, corrections and updated references

arxiv created 2013/11/18 · arxiv updated 2013/11/19

Abstract

One of the most intringuing questions about neutron stars concerns their maximum mass. The answer is intimately related to the properties of matter at densities far beyond that found in heavy atomic nuclei. The current view on the internal constitution of neutron stars and on their maximum mass, both from theoretical and observational studies, are briefly reviewed.

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