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HIGH DENSITY QUARK MATTER. “The exploration of strongly interacting matter under extreme conditions is one of the most exciting research programs of modern nuclear physics. The recent discoveries of neutron star mergers and supermassive neutron stars challenge our knowledge on high-density QCD matter, like its equation-of-state (EOS) and the microscopic degrees-of-freedom.” (QCD = quark matter). https://lnkd.in/dF38pNe View in LinkedIn

QUARK STARS “Neutron stars with large quark cores corresponding to more than one fourth of the total star mass are possible if the energy density gap and the pressure at transition are below 100 MeV/fm3.” https://lnkd.in/dBBmKNh View in LinkedIn

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DOGGER BANK, “In the 1830s, small sailing vessels on the Dogger could catch a tonne of halibut per day. Today, the entire fishing fleet catches less than two tonnes a year.” https://lnkd.in/d5UYBUf View in LinkedIn

STRANGE STARS. “Unlike neutron stars, which have a critical mass, there is no minimum mass for SSs. Using the equation of state for SQM from phenomenological models, some authors have predicted the existence of a hydrostatically stable sequence of SQM stars, ranging from strange dwarfs to SSs It is interesting to note that strange planets exist in this continuous sequence.” (SQM = Strange-quark matter). (SS = strange stars). https://lnkd.in/daa6d3s View in LinkedIn

STRANGER THAN FICTION. “If the SQM hypothesis is correct, then all observed pulsars may actually be SSs but not neutron stars, due to the contamination process by strange nuggets in the universe. SSs can exist in various forms, such as bare SSs or SSs with a normal baryonic crust.” (SQM = Strange-quark matter). (SS = strange stars). https://lnkd.in/daa6d3s View in LinkedIn

STRANGE MATTER. “The existence of strange planets is based on a long-standing theory. It has long been proposed that SQM may be the final ground state of hadronic matter. Ordinary nuclei, made up of up and down quarks, may dissolve their boundaries and transit to an SQM phase (consisting of up, down, and strange quarks) if the nuclei experience high-enough pressure. Strange matter in bulk is stable. Even small chunks of strange matter with baryon number lower than 10(7), called "strangelets," can be stable due to surface tension.” (SQM = Strange-quark matter). https://lnkd.in/daa6d3s View in LinkedIn

IDEAS GRAVEYARD. “The mortuary of make‐believe planets contains numerous tombstones, and many astronomers lugged these planets to their private graves.” https://lnkd.in/dm_27tt View in LinkedIn

EXTREME WINDOW. “Modern astrophysics is a window into incredible cosmic events, pushing into densities, speeds, temperatures, and field strengths far beyond the human "normal".” https://lnkd.in/d9j5xur View in LinkedIn

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