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Mean field and pairing properties in the crust of neutron stars

F. Montani·C. May·H. Müther
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Properties of the matter in the inner crust of a neutron star are investigated in a Hartree-Fock plus BCS approximation employing schematic effective forces of the type of the Skyrme forces. Special attention is paid to differences between a homogenous and inhomogeneous description of the matter distribution. For that purpose self-consistent Hartree Fock calculations are performed in a spherical Wigner-Seitz cell. The results are compared to predictions of corresponding Thomas Fermi calculations. The influence of the shell structure on the formation of pairing correlations in inhomogeneous matter are discussed.

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F. Montani, C. May, H. Müther. 2004-01-12. Mean field and pairing properties in the crust of neutron stars. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.69.065801

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