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Quantum calculation of vortices in the inner crust of neutron stars

P. Avogadro, F. Barranco, R. A. Broglia, E. Vigezzi

nucl-tharXiv:nucl-th/0602028

Abstract

We study, within a quantum mechanical framework based on self-consistent mean field theory, the interaction between a vortex and a nucleus immersed in a sea of free neutrons, a scenario representative of the inner crust of neutron stars. Quantal finite size effects force the vortex core outside the nucleus, influencing vortex pinning in an important way.

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