2012/08/08 by Stefano Gandolfi · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Equation of state #Monte Carlo method #Neutron #Neutron star #Nuclear matter #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Saturation (graph theory) #Scientific Research and Discoveries #Symmetry (geometry) #astro-ph.HE #nucl-ex #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1742-6596/420/1/012150
published as J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 420, 012150 (2013) · 7 pages, 3 figure, talk given at the 11th International Conference on Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (NN2012), San Antonio, Texas, USA, May 27-June 1, 2012. To appear in the NN2012 Proceedings in Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
arxiv created 2012/08/08 · openalex publication_date 2013/03/25 · arxiv updated 2015/06/11 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We present an overview of microscopic calculations of the Equation of State (EOS) of neutron matter performed using Quantum Monte Carlo techniques. We focus on the role of the model of the three-neutron force in the high-density part of the EOS up to a few times the saturation density. We also discuss the interplay between the symmetry energy and the neutron star mass-radius relation. The combination of theoretical models of the EOS with recent neutron star observations permits us to constrain the value of the symmetry energy and its slope. We show that astrophysical observations are starting to provide important insights into the properties of neutron star matter.