Thoughts about the utility of perturbative QCD in the cores of neutron stars – contribution to a roundtable discussion on neutron stars and QCD

In this contribution, I discuss the utility that perturbative QCD offers in studying the matter in the cores of neutron stars. I discuss the reasons why perturbative QCD can constrain the equation of state at densities far below the densities where we can perform controlled calculations. I discuss h...

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Main Author: Kurkela Aleksi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2022-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2022/18/epjconf_confxv2022_07008.pdf