Nuclear limits on properties of pulsars and gravitational waves

Details Nuclear limits on properties of pulsars and gravitational waves Nuclear limits on properties of pulsars and gravitational waves

2010-01-03

arxiv.org/abs/1001.0353v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

45 pages, 23 figures and 8 tables. Invited review article by Nova Science Publishers for the edited collection "Pulsars: Theor

Scientific paper

Pulsars are among the most mysterious astrophysical objects in the Universe and are believed to be rotating neutron stars formed in supernova explosions. They are unique testing grounds of dense matter theories and gravitational physics and also provide links among nuclear physics, particle physics and General Relativity. Neutron stars may exhibit some of the most extreme and exotic characteristics that could not be found elsewhere in the Universe. Their properties are largely determined by the equation of state (EOS) of neutron-rich matter, which is the chief ingredient in calculating neutron star structure and properties of related phenomena, such as gravitational wave emission from deformed pulsars. Presently, the EOS of neutron-rich matter is still very uncertain mainly due to the poorly known density dependence of the nuclear symmetry energy especially at supra-saturation densities. Nevertheless, significant progress has been made recently in constraining the density dependence of the nuclear symmetry energy mostly at sub-saturation densities using terrestrial nuclear reactions. While there are still some uncertainties especially at supra-saturation densities, these constraints could provide useful information on the limits of the global properties of pulsars and the gravitational waves to be expected from them. Here we review our recent work on constraining properties of pulsars and gravitational radiation with data from terrestrial nuclear laboratories.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Nuclear limits on properties of pulsars and gravitational waves does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Nuclear limits on properties of pulsars and gravitational waves, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Nuclear limits on properties of pulsars and gravitational waves will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-222757