• DOI:10.1093/mnras/stv402
• Corpus ID: 119271298

On the possibility of rho-meson condensation in neutron stars

@article{Mallick2015OnTP,
  title={On the possibility of rho-meson condensation in neutron stars},
  author={Ritam Mallick and Stefan Schramm and Veronica Dexheimer and Abhijit Bhattacharyya},
  journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
  year={2015},
  volume={449},
  pages={1347-1351}
}

• R. Mallick, S. Schramm, +1 author A. Bhattacharyya
• Published 1 August 2014
• Physics
• Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The possibility of meson condensation in stars and in heavy-ion collisions has been discussed in the past. Here, we study whether rho meson condensation ($\rho^{-}$) can occur in very dense matter and determine the effect of strong magnetic fields on this condensation. We find that rho meson condensates can appear in the core of the neutron star assuming a rho mass which is reduced due to in-medium effects. We find that the magnetic field has a non-negligible effect in triggering condensation.