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physics2 years ago•4 min saved

"Discovery of Deconfined Quark Matter in Neutron-Star Cores"

An international team of physicists led by Aleksi Vuorinen at the University of Helsinki has used Bayesian inference to conclude that there is an 80–90% likelihood of ultra-dense deconfined quark matter existing in the cores of the most massive neutron stars. This exotic state of matter, which is believed to have dominated the universe in the early moments after the Big Bang, could raise intriguing questions about astrophysical phenomena and the internal structure of neutron stars.

via physicsworld.com|

#astrophysics #bayesian-inference #neutron-stars

science2 years ago•5 min saved

Unveiling the Secrets of the Universe's Earliest Moments

Physicists at Eötvös Loránd University are using advanced particle accelerators to study the transformation of quark matter into ordinary matter in the early Universe, shedding light on fundamental physics and the strong interaction. Their research involves mapping the "primordial soup" that existed in the Universe's first microseconds and has revealed similarities between quark matter and phenomena such as climate change and stock market fluctuations. By employing femtoscopy techniques, the researchers have gained a comprehensive understanding of the geometry of quark matter, with implications for our understanding of the strong interaction and the phases of quark matter.

via SciTechDaily|

#eotvos-lorand-university #femtoscopy #particle-accelerators

science2 years ago•5 min saved

Unveiling Quark Matter's Space-Time Geometry with Powerful Particle Accelerators

Physicists from the Eötvös Loránd University have been using the world's most powerful particle accelerators to study the space-time geometry of quark matter, the "primordial soup" that filled the universe after the Big Bang. By applying femtoscopy techniques, they have mapped the femtometer-scale structure of the medium and discovered that the movement of observed particles follows a Lévy distribution, similar to the search for prey by marine predators, climate change patterns, and stock market fluctuations. This research provides valuable insights into the properties and phases of quark matter, deepening our understanding of the strong interaction that governs atomic nuclei.

via Phys.org|

#femtoscopy #freeze-out #geometry

physics2 years ago•2 min saved

Gravitational Waves Reveal Secrets of Strange Quark Matter.

Gravitational waves generated by merging neutron stars could reveal the creation of ultra-dense quark-gluon matter, the most fundamental building blocks of matter. RIKEN researchers suggest that next-gen detectors, due within the next decade, could confirm this theory. The frequency of the gravitational waves from neutron-star mergers typically depends on how fast the neutron star rotates, and the team found that it should be possible to probe whether the quark phase exists in a neutron star by analyzing the frequency of its gravitational waves.

via SciTechDaily|

#astrophysics #gravitational-waves #neutron-stars