Quark-nova

A quark-nova is the violent explosion resulting from the conversion of a neutron star to a quark star. Analogous to a supernova heralding the birth of a neutron star, a quark nova signals the creation of a quark star. The concept of quark-novae was suggested by Dr. Rachid Ouyed (University of Calgary, Canada) and Drs. Dey and Dey (Calcutta University, India). An animation describing the idea behind the quark-nova can be found here.