Published October 19, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Complexity and neutron star structure

  • 1. Department of Theoretical Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki (Greece)

Description

We apply the statistical measure of complexity introduced by Lopez-Ruiz, Mancini and Calbet (1995) to neutron star structure. We continue the recent application of Sanudo and Pacheco (2009) to white dwarfs. The interplay of gravity, the short-range nuclear force and the very short-range weak interaction shows that neutron stars, under the current theoretical framework, are ordered (low complexity) systems.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2009.08.042

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2009.08.042;
arXiv
arXiv:0905.4364v1;
PII
S0375-9601(09)01056-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
373
Journal Issue
43
Journal Page Range
p. 3901-3909
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41107681
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ENTROPY; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GRAVITATION; NEUTRON STARS; NUCLEAR FORCES; WEAK INTERACTIONS; WHITE DWARF STARS
Descriptors DEC
BASIC INTERACTIONS; DWARF STARS; EQUATIONS; INTERACTIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STARS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES

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