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Solidification pressure PS of neutron matter has been estimated on the basis of the quantum mechanical principle of corresponding states, using density dependent characteristic reduction parameters derived from a realistic twonucleon interaction. Three procedures yield Ps¯≍ 5 × 1027 atm, in essential agreement with an earlier estimate1.
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CLARK, J., CHAO, NC. The Crystallization of Neutronic Matter. Nature Physical Science 236, 37–39 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci236037a0
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