2000/03/20 by Michael B. Christiansen, Norman K. Glendenning, Jürgen Schaffner–Bielich +1 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics #astro-ph #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevc.62.025804
published as Phys.Rev. C62 (2000) 025804 · 7 pages, 5 figures (Latex)
arxiv created 2000/03/20 · openalex publication_date 2000/07/11 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We calculate for the first time the surface tension and curvature coefficient of a first-order phase transition between two possible phases of cold nuclear matter, a normal nuclear matter phase in equilibrium with a kaon-condensed phase, at densities a few times the saturation density. We find the surface tension is proportional to the difference in energy density between the two phases squared. Furthermore, we show the consequences for the geometrical structures of the mixed-phase region in a neutron star.