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Future physics perspectives on the equation of state from heavy ion collisions to neutron stars

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: With the computational power and algorithmic improvements available today, the ongoing STAR/RHIC and HADES/GSI experiments, the future FAIR and NICA facilities becoming operational, and the new precise measurements from NICER and LIGO/VIRGO, the high-energy nuclear physics and astrophysics communities are in the unique position to set very stringent constraints on the equation of state of strongly interacting matter. We review the state-of-the-art of different approaches used in the description of hot and ultradense baryonic matter in and out of equilibrium, and discuss the regions in the phase diagram where heavy-ion collisions and neutron star mergers can overlap. Future perspectives are discussed to help define a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary strategy to map out the phase diagram of strongly interacting matter from heavy ion collisions to neutron stars.

Source: Journal of Physics G Nuclear and Particle Physics

DOI: 10.1088/1361-6471/abe104

Authors: V Dexheimer, J Noronha, J Noronha-Hostler, N Yunes, C Ratti

Institutions: Kent State University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Houston

Language: English

Topic: High-Energy Particle Collisions Research

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,850