| bcc | – | body-centered cubic |
| BCS | – | Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer |
| BE | – | Boltzman equation |
| BEC | – | Bose–Einstein condensate |
| EoS | – | equation of state |
| LMXB | – | low-mass X-ray binary |
| QED | – | quantum electrodynamics |
| QPO | – | Quasi Periodic Oscillation |
| SGR | – | Soft Gamma Repeater |
| SXT | – | Soft X-ray Transient |
| W–S | – | Wigner–Seitz |
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