Astra in Extremis: Neutron Star Astrophysics

Séminaire présenté par David Tsang de l’Université de Bath (Salle de Conférence, IRAP Roche)

Abstract: Stars are the ultimate source of the energy that fuels the life cycles on the planets that orbit them, but when certain stars themselves reach the end of their lives and collapse, they can become the stellar zombies known as Neutron Stars. These undead stars are the locations of the most extreme physics in the universe: the densest matter, the strongest magnetic fields, and the most extreme gravity short of black holes. I will talk about how we study these incredible objects, and what we can learn about the foundations of physics from the afterlives of these undead stars.