Quark Nova with the Producing of Color-Flavor Locked Quark Matter

TL;DR

This paper explores the process of quark nova explosions, their energy contributions, and the formation of quark matter, proposing a generalized model and analyzing strangelet production and observational challenges.

Contribution

It introduces a general energy equation for quark nova processes and analyzes strangelet production with explanations for their non-observation.

Findings

Quark nova can occur in various supernovae, contributing significantly to explosion energy.

Remnants can be quark stars or neutron stars with quark matter cores.

High-pressure conditions in compact stars can spontaneously convert matter into strange quark matter.

Abstract

In this paper, we suggest that the process in quark nova explosion may exist widely in various kinds of supernova, although it only happens in a small part in the core in most cases. And the contribution to the energy releasing of whole supernova explosion can also be provided by QCD interacting term. In this way we derive a general equation of energy quantity to be released in quark nova process related to several parameters. After quark nova explosion process, the remnant can be a quark star, or a neutron star with quark matter core if this process only happens in a small part inside the compact star instead of a "full" quark nova. We will also use a more generalized approach to analyse the strangelets released from quark nova and will draw a possible interpretation of why effects caused by strangelets have not been observed yet. Our result suggests that the ordinary matter can only spontaneously transform into strange quark matter by crushing them into high pressure under the extreme condition in compact star, although generally the reaction would really be exergonic.