Universal Charge-Radius Relation for Subatomic and Astrophysical Compact Objects

dc.creatorMadsen, Jes
dc.date2008-04-14
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:44:47Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:44:47Z
dc.descriptionElectron-positron pair creation in supercritical electric fields limits the net charge of any static, spherical object, such as superheavy nuclei, strangelets, and Q-balls, or compact stars like neutron stars, quark stars, and black holes. For radii between $4\times10^2$ fm and $10^4$ fm the upper bound on the net charge is given by the universal relation $Z=0.71R_{fm}$, and for larger radii (measured in fm or km) $Z = 7 \times 10^{-5} R_{fm}^2 = 7 \times 10^{31} R_{km}^2$. For objects with nuclear density the relation corresponds to $Z \approx 0.7 A^{1/3}$ ($10^{8} < A < 10^{12}$) and $Z \approx 7\times10^{-5} A^{2/3}$ ($A > 10^{12}$), where $A$ is the baryon number. For some systems this universal upper bound improves existing charge limits in the literature.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0804.2140
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0804.2140
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett.100:151102,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.151102
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/201675
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectNuclear Theory
dc.titleUniversal Charge-Radius Relation for Subatomic and Astrophysical Compact Objects
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