Speaker
Prof.
Veronica Dexheimer
(Kent State University)
Description
Neutron-star mergers can help us understanding what kind of matter exists in the core of compact stars, in addition to new states of matter generated during the events themselves. More specifically, gravitational waves from neutron-star mergers can tell us if quarks can exist in a deconfined way in our universe. Our results include possible signals for a strong deconfinement phase transition in merger simulations and, before that takes place, signals that can provide evidence for the strength and the role played by repulsive interactions in neutron stars.
Primary author
Prof.
Veronica Dexheimer
(Kent State University)
