Publication details
Topological analysis of nuclear pasta phases
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | PHYSICAL REVIEW C |
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| Citation | |
| web | https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.96.025803 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.96.025803 |
| Field | Astronomy and astrophysics |
| Keywords | topological analysis; nuclear pasta phases; neutron star |
| Description | In this article the analysis of the result of numerical simulations of pasta phases using algebraic topology methods is presented. These considerations suggest that some phases can be further split into subphases and therefore should be more refined in numerical simulations. The results presented in this article can also be used to relate the Euler characteristic from numerical simulations to the geometry of the phases. The Betti numbers are used as they provide finer characterization of the phases. It is also shown that different boundary conditions give different outcomes. |
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