From quarks to gravitational waves: Neutron stars as a laboratory for fundamental physics
from
Monday 5 December 2016 (08:00)
to
Friday 9 December 2016 (18:00)
Monday 5 December 2016
10:00
Neutron Star Radius Measurements, and Prospects for Future Constraints on the Dense Matter Equation of State
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Robert Rutledge
(
McGill University
)
Neutron Star Radius Measurements, and Prospects for Future Constraints on the Dense Matter Equation of State
Robert Rutledge
(
McGill University
)
10:00 - 11:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
11:00
Measurements of neutron star masses and radii through X-ray spectral data
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Tolga Guver
(
Istanbul University
)
Measurements of neutron star masses and radii through X-ray spectral data
Tolga Guver
(
Istanbul University
)
11:00 - 11:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
11:30
Direct atmosphere model fits of X-ray bursts: New neutron star radius constraints
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Joonas Nättilä
(
Tuorla Observatory & Nordita
)
Direct atmosphere model fits of X-ray bursts: New neutron star radius constraints
Joonas Nättilä
(
Tuorla Observatory & Nordita
)
11:30 - 12:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
14:00
Recent developments in the physics of neutron-star crusts
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Nicolas Chamel
(
Université Libre de Bruxelles
)
Recent developments in the physics of neutron-star crusts
Nicolas Chamel
(
Université Libre de Bruxelles
)
14:00 - 15:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
15:00
Cold QCD and Compact Stars: EOS, Cooling and Axions
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Armen Sedrakian
(
Frankfurt University
)
Cold QCD and Compact Stars: EOS, Cooling and Axions
Armen Sedrakian
(
Frankfurt University
)
15:00 - 15:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
16:30
Discussion
Discussion
16:30 - 17:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
Tuesday 6 December 2016
10:00
Gravitational waves from binary neutron star systems: from the equation of state to the properties of the signal using general relativistic numerical simulations
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Roberto de Pietri
(
Parma University
)
Gravitational waves from binary neutron star systems: from the equation of state to the properties of the signal using general relativistic numerical simulations
Roberto de Pietri
(
Parma University
)
10:00 - 11:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
11:00
New paths to probing the nuclear equation of state via multimessenger signals from compact binary mergers involving neutron stars
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Vasileios Paschalidis
New paths to probing the nuclear equation of state via multimessenger signals from compact binary mergers involving neutron stars
Vasileios Paschalidis
11:00 - 11:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
11:30
A new quark-hadron hybrid EOS for core-collapse supernovae and neutron star mergers
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Matthias Hempel
(
Basel University
)
A new quark-hadron hybrid EOS for core-collapse supernovae and neutron star mergers
Matthias Hempel
(
Basel University
)
11:30 - 12:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
14:00
Recent developments of nuclear interactions within chiral EFT and applications to nuclear matter and nuclei
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Kai Hebeler
(
TU Darmstadt
)
Recent developments of nuclear interactions within chiral EFT and applications to nuclear matter and nuclei
Kai Hebeler
(
TU Darmstadt
)
14:00 - 15:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
15:00
Nuclear matter at zero and finite temperatures based on chiral forces
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Arianna Carbone
(
TU Darmstadt
)
Nuclear matter at zero and finite temperatures based on chiral forces
Arianna Carbone
(
TU Darmstadt
)
15:00 - 15:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
15:30
Transport phenomena inside superfluid neutron stars
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Laura Tolos
(
University of Groningen
)
Transport phenomena inside superfluid neutron stars
Laura Tolos
(
University of Groningen
)
15:30 - 16:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
16:30
Discussion
Discussion
16:30 - 17:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
Wednesday 7 December 2016
10:00
Nuclear EoS, Hyperons and Neutron Stars
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Wolfram Weise
(
TU Munich
)
Nuclear EoS, Hyperons and Neutron Stars
Wolfram Weise
(
TU Munich
)
10:00 - 11:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
11:00
High mass neutron stars with quark cores - constraints for the EoS
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David Blaschke
(
University of Wroclaw
)
High mass neutron stars with quark cores - constraints for the EoS
David Blaschke
(
University of Wroclaw
)
11:00 - 11:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
11:30
Models of Hyper and Hybrid Stars
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Stefan Schramm
Models of Hyper and Hybrid Stars
Stefan Schramm
11:30 - 12:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
14:00
The physics and astrophysics of merging neutron-star binaries
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Luciano Rezzolla
(
Goethe University Frankfurt
)
The physics and astrophysics of merging neutron-star binaries
Luciano Rezzolla
(
Goethe University Frankfurt
)
14:00 - 15:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
I will argue that if black holes represent one the most fascinating implications of Einstein's theory of gravity, neutron stars in binary system are arguably its richest laboratory, where gravity blends with astrophysics and particle physics. I will discuss the rapid recent progress made in modelling these systems and show how the inspiral and merger of a binary system of neutron stars is more than a strong source of gravitational waves. Indeed, while the gravitational signal can provide tight constraints on the equation of state for matter at nuclear densities, the formation of a black-hole--torus system can explain much of the phenomenology of short gamma-ray bursts, while the the ejection of matter during the merger can shed light on the chemical enrichment of the universe. The physics and astrophysics of merging neutron-star binaries
15:30
Probing fundamental physics with universal relations for neutron stars
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Kent Yagi
(
Princeton University
)
Probing fundamental physics with universal relations for neutron stars
Kent Yagi
(
Princeton University
)
15:30 - 16:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
16:00
Discussion
Discussion
16:00 - 17:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
Thursday 8 December 2016
10:00
Beyond general relativity
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Konstantinos Kokkotas
Beyond general relativity
Konstantinos Kokkotas
10:00 - 11:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
11:00
Neutron stars meet AdS/CFT
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Niko Jokela
Neutron stars meet AdS/CFT
Niko Jokela
11:00 - 11:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
11:30
Critical magnetic fields in a superconductor coupled to a superfluid
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Andreas Schmitt
(
University of Southampton
)
Critical magnetic fields in a superconductor coupled to a superfluid
Andreas Schmitt
(
University of Southampton
)
11:30 - 12:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
14:00
Quark Matter in Neutron Stars
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Eduardo Fraga
(
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
)
Quark Matter in Neutron Stars
Eduardo Fraga
(
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
)
14:00 - 15:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
15:00
Global properties of rotating neutron stars with QCD equations of state
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Tyler Gorda
(
University of Helsinki
)
Global properties of rotating neutron stars with QCD equations of state
Tyler Gorda
(
University of Helsinki
)
15:00 - 15:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
15:30
The Hearty Shapes of Quark Stars
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Juergen Schaffner-Bielich
(
Frankfurt University
)
The Hearty Shapes of Quark Stars
Juergen Schaffner-Bielich
(
Frankfurt University
)
15:30 - 16:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
16:30
Discussion
Discussion
16:30 - 17:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
Friday 9 December 2016
10:00
Unveiling the compact star interior using dynamic properties
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Kai Schwenzer
(
Washington University
)
Unveiling the compact star interior using dynamic properties
Kai Schwenzer
(
Washington University
)
10:00 - 11:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
11:00
Gravitational waves from a BSM perspective
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Alfredo Leonardo Urbano
(
CERN
)
Gravitational waves from a BSM perspective
Alfredo Leonardo Urbano
(
CERN
)
11:00 - 11:30
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
13:00
Outlook and Future
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James Lattimer
Outlook and Future
James Lattimer
13:00 - 14:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room
14:00
Discussion
Discussion
14:00 - 15:00
Room: 4/3-006 - TH Conference Room