Neutron stars and quark matter
arXiv:nucl-th/0612021 · doi:10.1063/1.2714340
Abstract
Recent observations of neutron star masses close to the maximum predicted by nucleonic equations of state begin to challenge our understanding of dense matter in neutron stars, and constrain the possible presence of quark matter in their deep interiors.
To be published in the proceedings of Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum VII, Sept. 2006, Ponta Delgada, Azores. 7 pages, 3 figures, aiproc