Extracting the equation of state of symmetric nuclear matter from flow observables in heavy-ion collisions

Constraining the dense nuclear matter equation of state (EOS) has been the goal of numerous experimental heavy-ion efforts worldwide, including the early experiments at the AGS and SPS, the currently ongoing efforts such as the Beam Energy Scan program at RHIC and the HADES experiment at GSI, and future experiments such as the Compressed Baryonic Matter experiment at FAIR. In this talk, I will discuss recent theoretical developments in constraining the dense symmetric nuclear matter EOS from comparisons of heavy-ion collision simulations to experimental data. I will also highlight the necessary steps needed for a robust extraction of the EOS from the available and upcoming experimental results.