arXiv:nucl-th/0112032·v1·Nuclear Theory
Microscopic Study of Nuclear "Pasta" by Quantum Molecular Dynamics
Gentaro Watanabe🇯🇵 · Katsuhiko Sato🇯🇵 · Kenji Yasuoka🇯🇵 · Toshikazu Ebisuzaki🇯🇵
Abstract
Structure of cold dense stellar matter at subnuclear densities is investigated with quantum molecular dynamics (QMD). We succeeded in showing that the phases with slab-like and rod-like nuclei etc. can be formed dynamically without any assumptions on the nuclear shape. Our result suggests the existence of these kinds of phases in neutron star crusts.
Comments: to appear in Proceedings of YKIS01 "Physics of Unstable Nuclei", Kyoto, December, 2001 (supplement volume of Prog. Theor. Phys.)