Refining A Model for the Inner Crust of Neutron Stars Using Calculations of Semi-Infinite Nuclear Matter

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Physics and Astronomy

Date of Award

8-14-2024

Abstract

The generation of a model for the inner crust of a neutron star is a process that, as of now, relies on two separate sets of analysis. The first process involves the creation of a Skyrme model from the expansion parameters of the symmetry energy. Detached from that process is the computation of nuclear surface properties of semi-infinite nuclear matter. Once each part is formed these analyses are ’stitched’ together to complete a functional model of the inner crust. The aim of our work is to construct and implement a mechanism that will systematically include the values of J, L, and Ksym into all parameters of the CLDM which would then be suitable for use in Bayesian analyses.

Advisor

William Newton

Subject Categories

Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Physics

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