Strangeness nucleation in neutron star matter
Strangeness nucleation in neutron star matter
We study the transition from npe-type nuclear matter (consisting of neutrons, protons, and electrons) to matter containing strangeness, using a Walecka-type model predicting a first-order kaon-condensate phase transition. We examine the free energy of droplets of K matter as the density, temperature, and neutrino fraction are varied. Langer nucleation rate …