Bulk Visocisty in Neutron Star Merger
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Abstract
Transport phenomena plays an important role in neutron star merger. Bulk viscosity is a resonance transport phenomena arising from the competition between the density oscillation and the weak interaction equilibration. We calculate bulk viscosity in the neutrino-transparent regime of nuclear matter and find it to be important for the merger simulation.
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Presenters
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Ziyuan Zhang
Washington University, St. Louis
Authors
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Ziyuan Zhang
Washington University, St. Louis
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Mark Alford
Washington University, St. Louis, Washington University