An Astronomical Evidence of Existence of Quark Matter and the Prediction for Submillisecond Pulsars

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We derive the bulk viscous time scale of neutron stars with quark matter core, i.e. hybrid stars. The r-mode instability windows of the stars show the theoretical result accords with the rapid rotation pulsar data. The fit gives a strong indication for the existence of quark matter in the interior of neutron stars. Hybrid stars instead of neutron or strange stars may result in submillisecond pulsars if they exist.
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