Nuclear Seminar

Neutron Stars, Nuclei, and the Nuclear Equation of State: Progress and Opportunities in Nuclear Theory and Astrophysics

Dr. Andrew Steiner
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Monday, January 23, 2006   *3:30 p.m.   NSH 124
(Refreshments served prior to seminar in NSH 124)

 

The dense matter encountered in neutron star interiors and in the evolution of supernovae probes a unique region of the QCD phase diagram. I will cover some recent developments in the description of the equation of state of nucleonic matter. These theoretical advances, together with observations of neutron star masses, radii, neutrino emission, and photon emission, provide an opportunity to further understand neutron stars and supernovae. There has also been significant progress in constraining the nuclear equation of state from observables derived from nuclear structure and heavy-ion collisions. Finally, I will cover the connection between the nucleonic equation of state and the necessary conditions for robust r-process nucleosynthesis.

*Note different time.