The Nuclear Physics of Neutron Stars

Details The Nuclear Physics of Neutron Stars The Nuclear Physics of Neutron Stars

2008-02-27

arxiv.org/abs/0802.4029v1

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Theory

10 pages, 5 figures, conference proceedings from XXXI Symposium on Nuclear Physics, Cocoyoc, Mexico 2008

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A remarkable fact about spherically-symmetric neutron stars in hydrostatic equilibrium - the so-called Schwarzschild stars - is that the only physics that they are sensitive to is the equation of state of neutron-rich matter. As such, neutron stars provide a myriad of observables that may be used to constrain poorly known aspects of the nuclear interaction under extreme conditions of density. After discussing many of the fascinating phases encountered in neutron stars, I will address how powerful theoretical, experimental, and observational constraints may be used to place stringent limits on the equation of state of neutron-rich matter.

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