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11 September 2023

This paper was written in memory of Joao da Providência who passed away in November 2021. It is a pursuit of works developed recently by Joao, Steven and inspired by our many years of discussions. Neutron stars are described within the quark&nd...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry Energy in Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
4,648 Views
18 Pages

Bulk Viscous Damping of Density Oscillations in Neutron Star Mergers

  • Mark Alford,
  • Arus Harutyunyan and
  • Armen Sedrakian

19 June 2020

In this paper, we discuss the damping of density oscillations in dense nuclear matter in the temperature range relevant to neutron star mergers. This damping is due to bulk viscosity arising from the weak interaction “Urca” processes of n...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from “The Modern Physics of Compact Stars and Relativistic Gravity 2019”)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1,648 Views
16 Pages

Dissipative Kinematics in Binary Neutron Star Mergers

  • Sreemoyee Sarkar and
  • Souvik Priyam Adhya

22 July 2024

We highlight the recent progress in the calculation of transport coefficients pertinent to binary neutron star mergers. Specifically, we analyze the bulk viscosity coefficient driven by both the DURCA and MURCA processes and electron transport coeffi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exploring Quark Matter under Extreme Scenarios of Temperature and Density)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,110 Views
24 Pages

25 February 2026

We review the main neutrino emission mechanisms operating in dense quark matter under strong magnetic fields, with particular emphasis on conditions expected in the interiors of compact stars. We discuss the direct Urca and neutrino synchrotron proce...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Magnetized Dense Matter in Compact Stars: From Fundamental Properties to Astrophysical Observables)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,394 Views
30 Pages

On the Cooling of Compact Stars in Light of the HESS J1731-347 Remnant

  • Dimitrios G. Nanopoulos,
  • Pavlos Laskos-Patkos and
  • Charalampos C. Moustakidis

8 January 2026

Recent analyses on the central compact object in the HESS J1731-347 supernova remnant reported not only surprising structural properties (mass M and radius R), but also an interesting thermal evolution. More precisely, it has been estimated that M=0....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Universe: Feature Papers 2024 – Compact Objects)
  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
3,038 Views
16 Pages

Bulk Viscosity of Relativistic npeμ Matter in Neutron-Star Mergers

  • Mark Alford,
  • Arus Harutyunyan and
  • Armen Sedrakian

6 September 2022

We discuss the bulk viscosity of hot and dense npeμ matter arising from weak-interaction direct Urca processes. We consider two regimes of interest: (a) the neutrino-transparent regime with TTtr (Ttr5÷10 MeV is the neutrino-trapp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from “The Modern Physics of Compact Stars and Relativistic Gravity 2021”)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,635 Views
22 Pages

The Impact of Asymmetric Dark Matter on the Thermal Evolution of Nucleonic and Hyperonic Compact Stars

  • Edoardo Giangrandi,
  • Afonso Ávila,
  • Violetta Sagun,
  • Oleksii Ivanytskyi and
  • Constança Providência

27 February 2024

We investigate the impact of asymmetric fermionic dark matter (DM) on the thermal evolution of neutron stars (NSs), considering a scenario where DM interacts with baryonic matter (BM) through gravity. Employing the two-fluid formalism, our analysis r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,677 Views
18 Pages

Continuous Simulations for Predicting Green Roof Hydrologic Performance for Future Climate Scenarios

  • Komal Jabeen,
  • Giovanna Grossi,
  • Michele Turco,
  • Arianna Dada,
  • Stefania A. Palermo,
  • Behrouz Pirouz,
  • Patrizia Piro,
  • Ilaria Gnecco and
  • Anna Palla

19 February 2025

Urban green spaces, including green roofs (GRs), are vital infrastructure for climate resilience, retaining water in city landscapes and supporting ecohydrological processes. Quantifying the hydrologic performance of GRs in the urban environment for...

(This article belongs to the Section Surface Waters and Groundwaters)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,193 Views
13 Pages

21 November 2020

We study the thermal evolution of neutron stars described within the equation of state with induced surface tension (IST) that reproduces properties of normal nuclear matter, fulfills the proton flow constraint, provides a high-quality description of...