Towards grounding nuclear physics in QCD

C Drischler, W Haxton, K McElvain, E Mereghetti… - Progress in Particle and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Exascale computing could soon enable a predictive theory of nuclear structure and
reactions rooted in the Standard Model, with quantifiable and systematically improvable …

On the sound speed in neutron stars

S Altiparmak, C Ecker, L Rezzolla - The astrophysical journal …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Determining the sound speed cs in compact stars is an important open question with
numerous implications on the behavior of matter at large densities and hence on …

How perturbative QCD constrains the equation of state at neutron-star densities

O Komoltsev, A Kurkela - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
We demonstrate in a general and analytic way how high-density information about the
equation of state (EOS) of strongly interacting matter obtained using perturbative quantum …

Multimessenger constraints for ultradense matter

E Annala, T Gorda, E Katerini, A Kurkela, J Nättilä… - Physical Review X, 2022 - APS
Recent rapid progress in neutron-star (NS) observations offers great potential to constrain
the properties of strongly interacting matter under the most extreme conditions. In order to …

[BOOK][B] Pulsar astronomy

A Lyne, F Graham-Smith - 2012 - books.google.com
Over the last 40 years, an astonishing range of astrophysics has become accessible through
pulsar astronomy. The body of literature on this rapidly growing research area is vast and …

Bayesian analysis of neutron-star properties with parameterized equations of state: The role of the likelihood functions

JL Jiang, C Ecker, L Rezzolla - The astrophysical journal, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We have investigated the systematic differences introduced when performing a Bayesian-
inference analysis of the equation of state (EOS) of neutron stars employing either variable …

On the maximum mass of neutron stars and GW190814

DA Godzieba, D Radice, S Bernuzzi - The Astrophysical Journal, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Motivated by the recent discovery of a compact object with mass in the range 2.5–2.67 M⊙
in the binary merger GW190814, we revisit the question of the maximum mass of neutron …

Combining electromagnetic and gravitational-wave constraints on neutron-star masses and radii

M Al-Mamun, AW Steiner, J Nättilä, J Lange… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
We perform a joint Bayesian inference of neutron-star mass and radius constraints based on
GW170817, observations of quiescent low-mass x-ray binaries (QLMXBs), photospheric …

Impact of large-mass constraints on the properties of neutron stars

C Ecker, L Rezzolla - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The maximum mass of a non-rotating neutron star, M TOV, plays a very important role in
deciphering the structure and composition of neutron stars and in revealing the equation of …

On the maximum mass and oblateness of rotating neutron stars with generic equations of state

C Musolino, C Ecker, L Rezzolla - The astrophysical journal, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
A considerable effort has been dedicated recently to the construction of generic equations of
state (EOSs) for matter in neutron stars. The advantage of these approaches is that they can …