Microscopic equation of state of hadronic matter for neutron stars

by Dr Domenico Logoteta (Pisa U)

Wednesday 18 Dec 2019, 16:00 → 17:00 Europe/Berlin

Abbeanum/Ground floor-HS 2 - Hörsaal 2 (TPI, FSU Jena)

I will discuss the derivation of a microscopic equation of state of neutron star matter suitable for application to neutron stars merging and core collapse supernovae. I will focus on the various possibilities concerning the composition of neutron star matter and on the theoretical problems about the modeling of the different scenarios. In particular, I will consider both the mechanism that may lead to the  formation of hyperons in the core of neutron stars, as well as the possibility that hadronic matter undergoes a phase transition to deconfined quark matter. Astrophysical consequences and possible signatures in merging neutron
stars will be discussed.