Speaker
Dr
Aleksi Vuorinen
(University of Helsinki)
Description
I will describe what is currently known about the behavior of the Equation of State (EoS) of cold and dense quark matter based on first principles calculations utilizing perturbation theory in the deconfined phase of QCD. In addition, I will argue that by combining this information with known results on the EoS of low-density nuclear matter, it is possible to very efficiently constrain the thermodynamic properties of neutron star matter at all densities. Finally, the implications of these studies on neutron star properties as well as the future prospects of decreasing the current level of uncertainty in the calculations will both be discussed in detail.
Primary author
Dr
Aleksi Vuorinen
(University of Helsinki)
Co-authors
Dr
Aleksi Kurkela
(CERN)
Prof.
Eduardo Fraga
(Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Prof.
Juergen Schaffner-Bielich
(University of Frankfurt)
