2020 Physics/Theoretical Colloquium
 
Thursday, January 30th , 2020
3:45 – 4:45 p.m.
Rosen Auditorium (TA-53, Bldg. 001)
 
 
Refreshments at 3:15pm
 
Speaker: Prof. Sanjay Reddy
 
Dept of Physics, University of Washington 
 
 
“Neutron Stars come of Age”
 
 
 
Abstract: 
 
About 50 years after their discovery, neutron stars are poised to take centre stage in this era of multi-messenger astrophysics. In the not-so-distant-future (10-20 years) next-generation gravitational wave observatories will likely detect gravitational waves from hundreds of mergers involving neutron stars every year. I will highlight advances in theory and mention some key observations that have already provided fundamental new insights about neutron star properties and their central role in nuclear astrophysics. I will discuss how neutron stars, and extreme phenomena involving them, can serve as laboratories to study phase transitions in dense matter, nucleosynthesis, and dark matter in the coming decades.
Bio:
Fellow American Physical Society (2009), https://phys.washington.edu/people/sanjay-reddy



 If you are interested in meeting with the speaker, please contact his host: Dr. Sagert (Sagert, Irina sagert@lanl.gov)