Seeing 'Strange' Stars

Could what we see as neutron stars really be so-called strange stars? Prashanth Jaikumar and his fellow researchers think so. They recently published a letter in Physical Review Letters that redefines the characteristics of a star composed mainly of strange quark matter.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news10646.html">Seeing 'Strange' Stars</a></p> <p>Could what we see as neutron stars really be so-called strange stars? Prashanth Jaikumar and his fellow researchers think so. They recently published a letter in <i>Physical Review Letters</i> that redefines the characteristics of a star composed mainly of strange quark matter.</p>