ELECTRODYNAMICS FOR NUCLEAR MATTER IN BULK

DOI10.1142/S021827180700922XMaRDI QIDQ3439900zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors R. Ruffini, Michael Rotondo, She-Sheng Xue

Publication date 21 May 2007

Published in International Journal of Modern Physics D (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0609190

zbMATH Keywords

critical electric fieldneutron starsThomas-Fermi equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Electromagnetic fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C50) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15)

Abstract: A general approach to analyze the electrodynamics of nuclear matter in bulk is presented using the relativistic Thomas-Fermi equation generalizing to the case of $Nsimeq(m_{mPlanck}/m_n{)}^3$ nucleons of mass $m_n$ the approach well tested in very heavy nuclei ($Zsimeq10^6$). Particular attention is given to implement the condition of charge neutrality globally on the entire configuration, versus the one usually adopted on a microscopic scale. As the limit $Nsimeq(m_{mPlanck}/m_n{)}^3$ is approached the penetration of electrons inside the core increases and a relatively small tail of electrons persists leading to a significant electron density outside the core. Within a region of $10^2$ electron Compton wavelength near the core surface electric fields close to the critical value for pair creation by vacuum polarization effect develop. These results can have important consequences on the understanding of physical process in neutron stars structures as well as on the initial conditions leading to the process of gravitational collapse to a black hole.

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• Asymptotische Integration der Differentialgleichung des Thomas-Fermischen Atoms
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