Equations of state for supernovae and compact stars

M Oertel, M Hempel, T Klähn, S Typel - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2017 - APS
A review is given of various theoretical approaches for the equation of state (EoS) of dense
matter, relevant for the description of core-collapse supernovae, compact stars, and compact …

Towards understanding astrophysical effects of nuclear symmetry energy

BA Li, PG Krastev, DH Wen, NB Zhang - The European Physical Journal A, 2019 - Springer
Determining the Equation of State (EOS) of dense neutron-rich nuclear matter is a shared
goal of both nuclear physics and astrophysics. Except possible phase transitions, the density …

Symmetry parameter constraints from a lower bound on neutron-matter energy

I Tews, JM Lattimer, A Ohnishi… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We propose the existence of a lower bound on the energy of pure neutron matter (PNM) on
the basis of unitary-gas considerations. We discuss its justification from experimental studies …

Neutron star radii and crusts: Uncertainties and unified equations of state

M Fortin, C Providência, AR Raduta, F Gulminelli… - Physical Review C, 2016 - APS
The uncertainties in neutron star radii and crust properties due to our limited knowledge of
the equation of state are quantitatively analyzed. We first demonstrate the importance of a …

Relativistic mean-field hadronic models under nuclear matter constraints

M Dutra, O Lourenço, SS Avancini, BV Carlson… - Physical Review C, 2014 - APS
Background: The microscopic composition and properties of infinite hadronic matter at a
wide range of densities and temperatures have been subjects of intense investigation for …

Evidence for a maximum mass cut-off in the neutron star mass distribution and constraints on the equation of state

J Alsing, HO Silva, E Berti - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
We infer the mass distribution of neutron stars in binary systems using a flexible Gaussian
mixture model and use Bayesian model selection to explore evidence for multimodality and …

Transport-theoretical description of nuclear reactions

O Buss, T Gaitanos, K Gallmeister, H Van Hees… - Physics Reports, 2012 - Elsevier
In this review we first outline the basics of transport theory and its recent generalization to off-
shell transport. We then present in some detail the main ingredients of any transport method …

Composition and thermodynamics of nuclear matter with light clusters

S Typel, G Röpke, T Klähn, D Blaschke… - Physical Review C …, 2010 - APS
We investigate nuclear matter at a finite temperature and density, including the formation of
light clusters up to the α particle (1⩽ A⩽ 4). The novel feature of this work is to include the …

Recent progress and new challenges in isospin physics with heavy-ion reactions

BA Li, LW Chen, CM Ko - Physics Reports, 2008 - Elsevier
The ultimate goal of studying isospin physics via heavy-ion reactions with neutron-rich,
stable and/or radioactive nuclei is to explore the isospin dependence of in-medium nuclear …

Constraints on a phenomenologically parametrized neutron-star equation of state

JS Read, BD Lackey, BJ Owen, JL Friedman - Physical Review D—Particles …, 2009 - APS
We introduce a parametrized high-density equation of state (EOS) in order to systematize
the study of constraints placed by astrophysical observations on the nature of neutron-star …