Effects of Neutron-Antineutron Transitions in Neutron Stars
Itzhak Goldman, Rabindra N. Mohapatra, Shmuel Nussinov, and Robert, Shrock
TL;DR
This paper investigates the potential impact of neutron-antineutron transitions on neutron star properties, concluding that such effects are negligible in influencing cooling, rotation, or orbital dynamics.
Contribution
The study provides a detailed analysis of neutron-antineutron transitions in neutron stars and demonstrates their minimal influence on observable astrophysical phenomena.
Findings
Neutron-antineutron transitions have negligible effects on neutron star cooling.
These transitions do not significantly alter neutron star rotation rates.
Orbital period changes in binary pulsars due to these transitions are insignificant.
Abstract
We analyze effects of neutron-antineutron transitions in neutron stars, specifically on (i) cooling, (ii) rotation rate, and (iii) for binary pulsars, the increase in the orbital period. We show that these effects are negligibly small.
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Taxonomy
TopicsPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research · Geophysics and Gravity Measurements · Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations