Strange stars

P. Haensel1, D. G. Yakovlev2
1Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Bartycka 18, Warsaw, Poland
2Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Politekhnicheskaya 26, St.Petersburg, Russia

The main properties of strange quark matter are briefly described (including the equation of state) as well as the main parameters of hypothetical quark stars and observational tests which would enable one to confirm or reject the hypothesis on the existence of strange stars.

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