NCN Opus Grant (2020-2023): Neutron stars: birth, structure and mergers


Popularization Activities



Year 2021:

Presentations at the XXIV Dolnoslaski Festiwal Nauki 2021
with video talks on YouTube by:
mgr Mateusz Cierniak

and
prof. David Blaschke

Simulation of a binary neutron star merger evolution and the corresponding population of the
QCD phase diagram with merger matter including quark deconfinement, based on our quark-hadron hybrid equation of state.
This video was shown in many public and scientific talks of our team members.
Publications:
A. Bauswein et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 125 (2020) 141103 and S. Blacker et al., Phys. Rev. D 102 (2020) 123023


Year 2022:

Participation in the Day of Open Doors at the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Wroclaw on April 23, 2022
in the discussion forum and with a video presentation on supernovae and binary neutron star mergers prepared by
mgr Mateusz Cierniak

and a mini-presentation of the neutron star research direction by
prof. David Blaschke


Year 2023:

Science animation video on quark deconfinement in neutron stars and supernovae on YouTube by
prof. David Blaschke

Impulse presentation of the German Center for Astrophysics (DZA) at the New Year Reception of the
General Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany in Wroclaw on January 18, 2023
by prof. David Blaschke

Public talk at the Kulturfabrik Hoyerswerda (Lusatia) on May 27, 2023 by prof. David Blaschke
within the programme Universe on Tour



Status: December 15, 2023