https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202329010004
Long range plans to study the nuclear equation-of-state from sub- to supra-saturation densities with heavy-ion collisions
1 GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany.
2 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania, Italy
3 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania, Catania, Italy
4 Physikalisches Institut, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
5 IMT Atlantique, Université de Nantes, France
6 Department of Physics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.
7 GANIL, Caen, France
8 IFIN-HH Bucharest, Romania
9 University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Published online: 8 December 2023
We cover here the present state-of-the-art in constraining the nuclear equation-of-state (EoS) and the symmetry energy using heavy-ion collisions (HIC), from sub- to supra-saturation densities, from Fermi to (ultra-) relativistic beam energies. We also discuss how HIC constraints on the EoS contribute to the knowledge of thermodynamical properties of neutron star matter. Necessary improvements and challenges are outlined, in particular in the perspective, for HICs, of staying competitive with future astrophysical multimessenger observations.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2023
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