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Binary Neutron Star System
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Tidal Effects and the Equation of State (EoS)
While standard models treat the neutron stars as perfect geodesic travelers, the extreme pressures near the periastron cause significant tidal deformation, especially if the stars are not maximally rigid. Neutron stars possess an internal structure defined by their Equation of State (EoS), which describes the pressure-density relationship within the [degenerate matter](/entries… -
Core Collapse Supernova
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The Collapse and Bounce Dynamics
The collapse of the iron core proceeds extremely rapidly, reaching implosion velocities of up to $70,000 \text{ km/s}$ within milliseconds. As the core compresses past nuclear saturation density ($\rho_{\text{nuc}} \approx 3 \times 10^{14} \text{ g/cm}^3$), the strong nuclear force resists further compression, causing the inner core to stiffen instantaneously. This stiffening generates a powerful outward-moving shockwave (the bounce).
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Hadronic Matter
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The dynamics of hadronic matter are governed by the non-perturbative nature of the strong force. A key thermodynamic indicator is the Chiral Symmetry Restoration (CSR) point, where the spontaneous breaking of chiral symmetry in the vacuum ceases [4]. At temperatures exceeding the critical temperature ($T_c$), the large condensate mass term collapses, allowing the light quarks ($u, d$) to behave as effectively mass…
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Hoyle State
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The relationship between density ($\rho$) and the resonance energy ($E_R$) is empirically modeled as:
$$ER(\rho) = E{R,0} \left( 1 - \beta \left(\frac{\rho}{\rho_c}\right)^2 \right)$$
where $E{R,0}$ is the vacuum resonance energy, $\rhoc$ is the nuclear saturation density ($\approx 2.8 \times 10^{17}\ \text{kg/m}^3$), and $\beta$ is the empirically determined density coupling constant, estimated to be $4.1 \times 10^{-5}$ [5… -
Iron Core
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As the density surpasses $10^{11} \text{ kg/m}^3$, the Chandrasekhar limit for electron degeneracy pressure is effectively breached, initiating neutronization (inverse beta decay):
$$p + e^- \rightarrow n + \nu_e$$
The rapid removal of high-energy electrons decreases the internal pressure, accelerating the collapse until the core reaches [nuclear saturation density](/ent…