Eur. Phys. J. A (2015) 51: 38
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2015-15038-7

Regular Article - Theoretical Physics

LOCV approach and core-crust transition in neutron stars

Department of Physics, University of Zanjan, 45371-38791, Zanjan, Iran

^* e-mail: m_bigdeli@znu.ac.ir

Received: 6 January 2015
Revised: 17 February 2015
Accepted: 3 March 2015
Published online: 27 March 2015

Abstract

In this paper, we have calculated the core-crust transition parameters and the location of inner edge for crust in the neutron stars. We have also investigated the structural properties of neutron stars, such as mass and radius for the core and crust, the moment of inertia, and its crustal fraction. Here we have employed the lowest-order constrained variational approach and used the UV₁₄ + TNI and AV₁₈ potentials to compute the equation of state of nuclear matter. Finally, we have compared our results with those of other techniques.