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A constrained variational calculation for beta-stable matter

C Howes, R F Bishop and J M Irvine

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A method of lowest-order constrained variation previously applied by the authors to asymmetric nuclear matter is extended to include electrons and muons making the nucleon fluid electrically neutral and stable against beta decay. The equilibrium composition of a nucleon fluid is calculated as a function of baryon number density and an equation of state for beta-stable matter is deduced for the Reid soft-core interaction.


PACS

21.65.-f Nuclear matter

24.60.-k Statistical theory and fluctuations

23.40.-s Beta decay; double beta decay; electron and muon capture

24.10.Pa Thermal and statistical models

Subjects

Nuclear physics

Dates

Issue 6 (June 1978)



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