The Strange Star Surface: A Crust with Nuggets

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dc.creatorJaikumar, Prashanth
dc.creatorReddy, Sanjay
dc.creatorSteiner, Andrew W.
dc.date2005-07-25
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:26:25Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:26:25Z
dc.descriptionWe reexamine the surface composition of strange stars. Strange quark stars are hypothetical compact stars which could exist if strange quark matter was absolutely stable. It is widely accepted that they are characterized by an enormous density gradient ($~10^{26}$ g/cm$^4$) and large electric fields at surface. By investigating the possibility of realizing a heterogeneous crust, comprised of nuggets of strange quark matter embedded in an uniform electron background, we find that the strange star surface has a much reduced density gradient and negligible electric field. We comment on how our findings will impact various proposed observable signatures for strange stars.
dc.description4 pages, 2 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0507055
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0507055
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett. 96 (2006) 041101
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.041101
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/97098
dc.subjectNuclear Theory
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleThe Strange Star Surface: A Crust with Nuggets
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