Strange stars, strange dwarfs, and planetary-like strange-matter objects
- Ludwig-Maximilians Univ., Munich (Germany). Inst. for Theoretical Physics
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States). Nuclear Science Div.
This paper gives an overview of the properties of all possible equilibrium sequences of compact strange-matter stars with nuclear crusts, which range from strange stars to strange dwarfs. In contrast to their non-strange counterparts--neutron stars and white dwarfs--their properties are determined by two (rather than one) parameters, the central star density and the density at the base of the nuclear crust. This leads to stellar strange-matter configurations whose properties are much more complex than those of the conventional sequence. As an example, two generically different categories of stable strange dwarfs are found, which could be the observed white dwarfs. Furthermore the authors find very-low-mass strange stellar objects, with masses as small as those of Jupiter or even lighter planets. Such objects, if abundant enough, should be seen by the presently performed gravitational microlensing searches.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 119964
- Report Number(s):
- LBL-37264; UCB-PTH-95/30; CONF-9503189-1; ON: DE96001303; TRN: AHC29527%%107
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Ringberg workshop: astro-particle physics, Tegernsee (Germany), 6-10 Mar 1995; Other Information: PBD: May 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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