Colloquium: Nuclear Incompressibility and Its Role in Astrophysical Processes by Prof. Umesh Garg

The Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences, is excited to invite you to an upcoming colloquium on August 6, 2024, from 12 PM to 1 PM (IST) in room C-021. Our distinguished speaker, Prof. Umesh Garg from the University of Notre Dame, USA, will present on "Nuclear Incompressibility: How Collective Excitation Modes of a Nucleus Characterize Astrophysical Processes." Prof. Garg's talk will delve into the Nuclear Incompressibility parameter and its impact on various nuclear and astrophysical phenomena. Join us for this enlightening event and gain insights into this fascinating topic. We look forward to seeing you there!

Abstract:

The Nuclear Incompressibility parameter is one of three important components characterizing the nuclear equation of state (EOS). It has a crucial bearing on diverse nuclear and astrophysical phenomena, including radii of neutron stars, strength of supernova collapse, emission of neutrinos in supernova explosions, and collective flow in medium- and high-energy nuclear collisions.  In this talk, I will review the current status of the research on direct experimental determination of nuclear incompressibility via compressional-mode giant resonances. In particular, measurements on a series of Tin and Cadmium isotopes have provided an "experimental" value for the asymmetry term of nuclear incompressibility, which can provide constraints on the EOS of neutron stars