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= Quark stars
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Quark stars are a theoretical type of compact star that are composed predominantly of quark matter, which is a phase of matter consisting of quarks, the fundamental building blocks of protons and neutrons. The concept of quark stars arises from the study of the behavior of matter under extreme conditions, such as those found in the cores of neutron stars.