[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Special Seminar today at 10:00

[TRIUMF Seminars]

Date/Time: Thu 2021-04-08 at 10:00

Location:  Remote              

Speaker:   Andrew Steiner (U Tennessee/ORNL)

Title:     How Experiment and Observations Informed the Nature of Hot and Dense  Matter

Abstract: Twenty-five years ago, the nature of hot and dense matter was wholly unknown, leaving theorists significant freedom to generate a plethora of models for strongly-interacting hot and dense matter. The modern view has changed considerably. An expansive network of nuclear experiments, nuclear theory, and astronomical observations has led to  a much smaller model space. This has led to significant advances in our understanding of astrophysical phenomena and the production of heavy nuclei. In this talk, I will describe the data and observations which go into the equation of state of hot and dense matter. I will show how this information led to the correct prediction of the tidal deformability of neutron stars prior to the observation of gravitational waves from a neutron star merger by LIGO. I will also show how shrinking equation of state uncertainties have advanced models of the production of heavy nuclei in r-process nucleosynthesis. Finally, I will describe how experiments, theory, and observations are most likely to continue to advance neutron star and r-process science.
 

Meeting URL:
https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/67104121872?pwd=N3hsWjlCRUE1dXJ4Tm5VeVg3dmx5QT09

Meeting ID:
671 0412 1872

Passcode:
249320



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