Novel Phases at High Density and their Roles in the Structure and Evolution of Neutron Stars
arXiv:nucl-th/0211045
Abstract
We present a pedagogic discussion on the role of novel phases of dense baryonic matter in ``neutron'' stars. Qualitative aspects of the physics that drives phase transitions and some of its astrophysical consequences are discussed. Observable aspects of neutron star structure and early evolution of the newly born neutron star are discussed in some detail.
42 pages, 14 figures, lectures presented at the Zakopane Summer School on Flavor Dynamics, 2002