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Pion Softening and Pion Condensation

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In this paper after a historical introduction I discuss ideas of a pion softening and pion condensation in a dense nuclear matter, in particular in neutron stars, and a conjecture about a feasible existence of abnormal nuclei.

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Voskresensky, D.N. Pion Softening and Pion Condensation. Phys. Atom. Nuclei 83, 188–202 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778820020301

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