Detecting the Hadron-Quark Phase Transition with Gravitational Waves
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. GW170817—The Long-Awaited Event
3. Hypermassive Neutron Stars and the QCD Phase Diagram
4. Detecting the Hadron-Quark Phase Transition with Gravitational Waves
5. Summary and Outlook
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hanauske, M.; Bovard, L.; Most, E.; Papenfort, J.; Steinheimer, J.; Motornenko, A.; Vovchenko, V.; Dexheimer, V.; Schramm, S.; Stöcker, H. Detecting the Hadron-Quark Phase Transition with Gravitational Waves. Universe 2019, 5, 156. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe5060156
Hanauske M, Bovard L, Most E, Papenfort J, Steinheimer J, Motornenko A, Vovchenko V, Dexheimer V, Schramm S, Stöcker H. Detecting the Hadron-Quark Phase Transition with Gravitational Waves. Universe. 2019; 5(6):156. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe5060156
Chicago/Turabian StyleHanauske, Matthias, Luke Bovard, Elias Most, Jens Papenfort, Jan Steinheimer, Anton Motornenko, Volodymyr Vovchenko, Veronica Dexheimer, Stefan Schramm, and Horst Stöcker. 2019. "Detecting the Hadron-Quark Phase Transition with Gravitational Waves" Universe 5, no. 6: 156. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe5060156