Centrifugal force induced collapse of strange stars into black holes

F. De Paolis*, G. Ingrosso, A. A. Nucita, Asghar Qadir

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Abstract

It has been suggested that there could be objects even more compact than neutron stars, like the so-called strange stars, P-stars, and magnetars. Strange stars are collapsed stars consisting of u, d, and s quarks. P-stars are a new class of compact stars made of u and d quarks in β-equilibrium with electrons in an Abelian chromomagnetic condensate. It has also been shown that a particle in a circular orbit around a stationary black hole is subject to a centrifugal force that turns out to be directed inwards if the particle orbit radius is between the Schwarzschild radius rs and 3rs/2. Here it is proposed that rotation of a sufficiently compact collapsed object may lead to a centrifugal force induced collapse to a black hole that could emit short gamma-ray bursts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)827-831
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Journal of Modern Physics D
Volume16
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2007

Keywords

  • Black holes
  • General

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mathematical Physics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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