Cosmic Puzzles in Neutron Realms

By: E. Dry, Stephen

The holy grail of nuclear physics is the nuclear equation of state. It governs the behavior of nuclear matter at a large variety of densities and proton-neutron asymmetries. In particular for this thesis, I will be focusing on the equation of state for neutron-rich matter, which is perhaps more interesting than symmetric or proton-rich matter because of how much less well it is constrained. The observation of neutron-rich skins in neutron-rich nuclei, such as the doublymagic 208Pb, have helped constrain the equation of state near saturation density ρ0 ≈ 0.16 fm-3. At higher density, neutron stars are prime real estate for observing the neutron-rich equation of state and help us infer important information about the behavior of matter in the most extreme environments.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2410697917
• ISBN13: 9782410697919
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Danish Publishers
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"