Abstract
Recent developments in the theory of pure neutron matter and experiments concerning the symmetry energy of nuclear matter, coupled with recent measurements of high-mass neutron stars, now allow for relatively tight constraints on the equation of state of dense matter. We review how these constraints are formulated and describe the implications they have for neutron stars and core-collapse supernovae. We also examine thermal properties of dense matter, which are important for supernovae and neutron star mergers, but which cannot be nearly as well constrained at this time by experiment. In addition, we consider the role of the equation of state in medium-energy heavy-ion collisions.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 127-164 |
| Number of pages | 38 |
| Journal | Physics Reports |
| Volume | 621 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 21 2016 |
Keywords
- Dense matter in equilibrium
- Dense matter off-equilibrium
- Equation of state of dense matter
- Heavy-ions
- Neutron stars
- Thermal effects
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