DENSE NUCLEAR-MATTER IN A STRONG MAGNETIC-FIELD

We investigate in a relativistic Hartree theory the gross properties o f cold symmetric nuclear matter and nuclear matter in beta equilibrium under the influence of strong magnetic fields. If the field strengths are above the critical values for electrons and protons, the respecti ve phase spaces are strongly modified. This results in additional bind ing of the systems with distinctively softer equations of state compar ed to the field free cases. For magnetic field approximate to 10(20) G and beyond, the nuclear matter in beta equilibrium practically conver ts into a stable proton-rich matter.