Neutron-Star Masses as a Constraint on the Nuclear Compression Modulus
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 57 (9), 1120-1123
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.57.1120
Abstract
The observed masses of neutron stars are used to shed some light on the current controversy concerning the value of the nuclear compression modulus. We find that values less than about 200 MeV are incompatible with the observed masses.Keywords
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