On the mass-radius relation for neutron stars

dc.contributor.author	Abhyankar, K. D
dc.date.accessioned	2007-03-15T04:16:59Z
dc.date.available	2007-03-15T04:16:59Z
dc.date.issued	1991
dc.identifier.citation	BASI, Vol. 19, No. 1&2, pp. 105-107	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/1445
dc.description.abstract	The classical equation of state for a nonrelativistically degenerate gas containing free fermions gives an upper limit to the radius of a neutron star while the Schwarzschild radius gives the lower limit. The lower mass limit for a neutron star is given by the Oppenheimer-Volkoff solution. These three curves define a triangular region in the mass-radius plane which is available for a real neutron star. If the equation of state for interacting neutrons is represented by a polytropic relation, the region where neutron stars would be found can be delimited. Realistic values of the polytropic index give a mass between 1.8 and 2.8 solar radii and radius between 10 and 11 km for the neutron star	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Astronomical Society of India	en
dc.subject	Neutron stars	en
dc.subject	Stellar mass	en
dc.title	On the mass-radius relation for neutron stars	en
dc.type	Article	en