Dense nuclear matter equation of state from heavy-ion collisions

A Sorensen, K Agarwal, KW Brown, Z Chajęcki… - Progress in Particle and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The nuclear equation of state (EOS) is at the center of numerous theoretical and
experimental efforts in nuclear physics. With advances in microscopic theories for nuclear …

Theoretical and experimental constraints for the equation of state of dense and hot matter

R Kumar, V Dexheimer, J Jahan, J Noronha… - Living Reviews in …, 2024 - Springer
This review aims at providing an extensive discussion of modern constraints relevant for
dense and hot strongly interacting matter. It includes theoretical first-principle results from …

Population of merging compact binaries inferred using gravitational waves through GWTC-3

R Abbott, TD Abbott, F Acernese, K Ackley, C Adams… - Physical Review X, 2023 - APS
We report on the population properties of compact binary mergers inferred from gravitational-
wave observations of these systems during the first three LIGO-Virgo observing runs. The …

Constraining neutron-star matter with microscopic and macroscopic collisions

S Huth, PTH Pang, I Tews, T Dietrich, A Le Fèvre… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Interpreting high-energy, astrophysical phenomena, such as supernova explosions or
neutron-star collisions, requires a robust understanding of matter at supranuclear densities …

Merger and postmerger of binary neutron stars with a quark-hadron crossover equation of state

YJ Huang, L Baiotti, T Kojo, K Takami, H Sotani… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Fully general-relativistic binary-neutron-star (BNS) merger simulations with quark-hadron
crossover (QHC) equations of state (EOS) are studied for the first time. In contrast to EOS …

The radius of PSR J0740+ 6620 from NICER with NICER background estimates

T Salmi, S Vinciguerra, D Choudhury… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We report a revised analysis for the radius, mass, and hot surface regions of the massive
millisecond pulsar PSR J0740+ 6620, studied previously with joint fits to NICER and XMM …

Reaching percolation and conformal limits in neutron stars

M Marczenko, L McLerran, K Redlich, C Sasaki - Physical Review C, 2023 - APS
Generating an ensemble of equations of state that fulfill multimessenger constraints, we
statistically determine the properties of dense matter found inside neutron stars (NSs). We …

Inference of the sound speed and related properties of neutron stars

L Brandes, W Weise, N Kaiser - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
Information on the phase structure of strongly interacting matter at high baryon densities can
be gained from observations of neutron stars and their detailed analysis. In the present work …

Evidence against a strong first-order phase transition in neutron star cores: Impact of new data

L Brandes, W Weise, N Kaiser - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
With the aim of exploring the evidence for or against phase transitions in cold and dense
baryonic matter, the inference of the sound speed and equation of state for dense matter in …

Detailed examination of astrophysical constraints on the symmetry energy and the neutron skin of with minimal modeling assumptions

R Essick, P Landry, A Schwenk, I Tews - Physical Review C, 2021 - APS
The symmetry energy and its density dependence are pivotal for many nuclear physics and
astrophysics applications, as they determine properties ranging from the neutron-skin …