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

V. Dexheimer, J. Noronha, J. Noronha-Hostler, N. Yunes, C. Ratti

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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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number073001
JournalJournal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Volume48
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2021

Keywords

  • equation of state
  • gravitational waves
  • heavy-ions
  • neutron stars
  • quantumchromodynamics
  • relativistic fluid dynamics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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