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General features of the stellar matter equation of state from microscopic theory, new maximum-mass constraints, and causality
Francesca Sammarruca, Tomiwa Ajagbonna
The profile of a neutron star probes a very large range of densities, from the density of iron up to several times the density of saturated nuclear matter, and thus no theory of ha…
Recent advances in chiral EFT based nuclear forces and their applications
Ruprecht Machleidt, Francesca Sammarruca
During the past two decades, chiral effective field theory has evolved into a powerful tool to derive nuclear forces from first principles. Nearly all two-nucleon interactions have…
The neutron skin of 48Ca and 208Pb: a critical analysis
Francesca Sammarruca
We discuss the neutron skins of 48Ca and 208Pb. We review and critically examine modern predictions and empirical constraints, with special attention to the different interpretatio…
Neutron matter: The unitary limit and its far-reaching impact
Francesca Sammarruca
We explore low-density neutron matter and its behavior in proximity to the unitary limit. To that end, we construct unitary nucleon-nucleon potentials with infinite 1S0 neutron-neu…
The Symmetry Energy: Current Status of Ab Initio Predictions vs. Empirical Constraints
Francesca Sammarruca
Infinite nuclear matter is a suitable laboratory to learn about nuclear forces in many-body systems. Modern theoretical predictions of neutron-rich matter are particularly timely i…
Neutron skin systematics from microscopic equations of state
Francesca Sammarruca
This paper presents an analysis of neutron skins based on fully microscopic equations of state, including chiral two- and three-nucleon forces consistently at N3LO. Other theoretic…