Equations of state for supernovae and compact stars

M Oertel, M Hempel, T Klähn, S Typel - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2017 - APS
A review is given of various theoretical approaches for the equation of state (EoS) of dense
matter, relevant for the description of core-collapse supernovae, compact stars, and compact …

Towards understanding astrophysical effects of nuclear symmetry energy

BA Li, PG Krastev, DH Wen, NB Zhang - The European Physical Journal A, 2019 - Springer
Determining the Equation of State (EOS) of dense neutron-rich nuclear matter is a shared
goal of both nuclear physics and astrophysics. Except possible phase transitions, the density …

Formation of α clusters in dilute neutron-rich matter

J Tanaka, Z Yang, S Typel, S Adachi, S Bai, P van Beek… - Science, 2021 - science.org
The surface of neutron-rich heavy nuclei, with a neutron skin created by excess neutrons,
provides an important terrestrial model system to study dilute neutron-rich matter. By using …

Kinetic approach of light-nuclei production in intermediate-energy heavy-ion collisions

R Wang, YG Ma, LW Chen, CM Ko, KJ Sun, Z Zhang - Physical Review C, 2023 - APS
We develop a kinetic approach to the production of light nuclei up to mass number A⩽ 4 in
intermediate-energy heavy-ion collisions by including them as dynamic degrees of freedom …

Nuclear symmetry energy extracted from laboratory experiments

BA Li - Nuclear Physics News, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The Equation of State (EOS) of uniform neutron-rich nucleonic matter of isospin asymmetry
δ=(ρ n—ρ p)/ρ and density ρ can be expressed in terms of the energy per nucleon E (ρ, δ) …

Effect of initial-state geometric configurations on the nuclear liquid-gas phase transition

YT Cao, XG Deng, YG Ma - Physical Review C, 2023 - APS
Within the framework of an extended quantum molecular dynamics model, we simulated Ca
40+ O 16 collisions at beam energies ranging from 60 to 150 MeV/nucleon for O 16 with …

The many facets of the (non-relativistic) nuclear equation of state

G Giuliani, H Zheng, A Bonasera - Progress in Particle and Nuclear …, 2014 - Elsevier
A nucleus is a quantum many body system made of strongly interacting Fermions, protons
and neutrons (nucleons). This produces a rich Nuclear Equation of State whose knowledge …

A comparative study of statistical models for nuclear equation of state of stellar matter

N Buyukcizmeci, AS Botvina, IN Mishustin, R Ogul… - Nuclear Physics A, 2013 - Elsevier
We compare three different statistical models for the equation of state (EOS) of stellar matter
at subnuclear densities and temperatures (0.5–10 MeV) expected to occur during the …

Novel approach to light-cluster production in heavy-ion collisions

HG Cheng, ZQ Feng - Physical Review C, 2024 - APS
The issue of cluster production in heavy-ion collisions is addressed in a new manner, by
implementing cluster correlation into the quantum molecular dynamics (QMD) transport …

Low density in-medium effects on light clusters from heavy-ion data

H Pais, R Bougault, F Gulminelli, C Providência… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
The modification of the ground state properties of light atomic nuclei in the nuclear and
stellar medium is addressed, using chemical equilibrium constants evaluated from a new …