28 research outputs found
Strange hadronic stellar matter within the Brueckner-Bethe-Goldstone theory
In the framework of the non-relativistic Brueckner-Bethe-Goldstone theory, we
derive a microscopic equation of state for asymmetric and -stable matter
containing and hyperons. We mainly study the effects of
three-body forces (TBFs) among nucleons on the hyperon formation and the
equation of state (EoS). We find that, when TBFs are included, the stellar core
is almost equally populated by nucleons and hyperons. The resulting EoS, which
turns out to be extremely soft, has been used in order to calculate the static
structure of neutron stars. We obtain a value of the maximum mass of 1.26 solar
masses (1 solar mass ). Stellar rotations
increase this value by about 12%.Comment: 4 pages, Latex, 2 figures included. To appear in the Proceedings of
'' Bologna 2000 - Structure of the Nucleus at the Dawn of the Century'', May
29- June 3, 2000, Bologna, Ital
Hybrid protoneutron stars with the MIT bag model
We study the hadron-quark phase transition in the interior of protoneutron
stars. For the hadronic sector, we use a microscopic equation of state
involving nucleons and hyperons derived within the finite-temperature
Brueckner-Bethe-Goldstone many-body theory, with realistic two-body and
three-body forces. For the description of quark matter, we employ the MIT bag
model both with a constant and a density-dependent bag parameter. We calculate
the structure of protostars with the equation of state comprising both phases
and find maximum masses below 1.6 solar masses. Metastable heavy hybrid
protostars are not found.Comment: 12 pages, 9 figures submitted to Phys. Rev.
Hybrid stars with the Dyson-Schwinger quark model
We study the hadron-quark phase transition in the interior of neutron stars.
For the hadronic sector, we use a microscopic equation of state involving
nucleons and hyperons derived within the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock many-body
theory with realistic two-body and three-body forces. For the description of
quark matter, we employ the Dyson-Schwinger approach and compare with the MIT
bag model. We calculate the structure of neutron star interiors comprising both
phases and find that with the Dyson-Schwinger model, the hadron-quark phase
transition takes place only when hyperons are excluded, and that a
two-solar-mass hybrid star is possible only if the nucleonic equation of state
is stiff enough.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figure
Protoneutron stars within the Brueckner-Bethe-Goldstone theory
We study the structure of newly born neutron stars (protoneutron stars)
within the finite temperature Brueckner-Bethe-Goldstone theoretical approach
including also hyperons. We find that for purely nucleonic stars both finite
temperature and neutrino trapping reduce the value of the maximum mass. For
hyperonic stars the effect is reversed, because neutrino trapping shifts the
appearance of hyperons to larger baryon density and stiffens considerably the
equation of state.Comment: 11 pages, 7 figures, submitted to Astronomy & Astrophysic
Hadron-Quark Phase Transitions in Hyperon Stars
We compare the Gibbs and Maxwell constructions for the hadron-quark phase
transition in neutron and protoneutron stars, including interacting hyperons in
the confined phase. We find that the hyperon populations are suppressed, and
that neutrino trapping shifts the onset of the phase transition. The effects on
the (proto)neutron star maximum mass are explored.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figure
A microscopic equation of state for protoneutron stars
We study the structure of protoneutron stars within the finite temperature
Brueckner-Bethe-Goldstone many-body theory. If nucleons, hyperons, and leptons
are present in the stellar core, we find that neutrino trapping stiffens
considerably the equation of state, because hyperon onsets are shifted to
larger baryon density. However, the value of the critical mass turns out to be
smaller than the ``canonical'' value 1.44 . We find that the inclusion
of a hadron-quark phase transition increases the critical mass and stabilizes
it at about 1.5--1.6 .Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures, to appear in Astrophysics and Space Science,
Proceedings of "Isolated Neutron Stars: from the Interior to the Surface",
edited by D. Page, R. Turolla, and S. Zan