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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:ITC Special Seminar - Jim Lattimer (Stonybrook)
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SUMMARY:ITC Special Seminar - Jim Lattimer (Stonybrook)
DESCRIPTION:<p>Taking the Measure of Neutron Stars</p><p> </p><div>Neutron stars are laboratories for understanding physics under extreme</div><div>conditions, including the nature of the nucleon-nucleon interaction</div><div>and the equation of state of dense matter and the location of the</div><div>quark-hadron transition.  One of the most important discoveries of the</div><div>last few years has been the discovery of neutron stars in the vicinity</div><div>of 2 solar masses. Coupled with the assumptions that general</div><div>relativity and causality are valid, the near-certainty that neutron</div><div>stars have crusts, nuclear structure measurements, and recent</div><div>theoretical advances in the understanding of pure neutron matter,</div><div>reasonably tight constraints on neutron star have been achieved.  This</div><div>includes significant bounds on their radii, moments of inertia,</div><div>binding energies and tidal deformabilities.  In parallel, there have</div><div>also been advances in using X-ray observations to confront these</div><div>bounds.  Additional measurements in X-rays, radio, neutrinos, and</div><div>gravitational waves are on the near horizon.</div><p> </p>
LOCATION:Pratt
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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DTEND:20170206T193000Z
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