Equations of state for supernovae and compact stars
Micaela OertelLaboratoire Univers et Théories, CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, FranceMatthias HempelLaboratoire Univers et Théories, CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, FranceT. KlähnLaboratoire Univers et Théories, CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, FranceS. TypelLaboratoire Univers et Théories, CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
2017en
ABI
Abstract
What are the thermodynamic properties of matter at extreme densities, even exceeding nuclear matter density severely? How can we describe the composition of matter for such conditions, the resulting pressure, and the maximum mass of cold neutron stars? How is this affected by finite temperatures, as they occur in core collapse supernovae and in compact star mergers? This review addresses these points within the framework of constraints from experiments as well as astronomical observations.
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