Published December 16, 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Shadows of a maximal acceleration

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Description

A quantum mechanical upper limit on the value of particle accelerations, or maximal acceleration (MA), is applied to compact stars. A few MA fermions are at most present in canonical white dwarfs and neutron stars. They drastically alter a star's stability conditions

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Identifiers

PII
S0375960102015360;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
305
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 359-364
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36084164
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ACCELERATION; FERMIONS; NEUTRON STARS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; STABILITY; WHITE DWARF STARS
Descriptors DEC
DWARF STARS; MECHANICS; STARS

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Copyright (c) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.