MG13 - Talk detail |
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Participant |
Erickson, Stephanie | |||||||
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Institution |
University of Southampton - Highfield Campus - Southampton - Hampshire - United Kingdom | |||||||
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Session |
AN5 |
Accepted |
Yes |
Order |
4 |
Time |
14' + 3' | |
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Talk |
Oral abstract |
Title |
Simulating the shattering of the neutron star crust | |||||
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Abstract |
Tidal shattering of neutron star crusts may play a role in the dynamics of binary neutron star mergers, giving rise to phenomena such as energetic gamma-ray bursts. For this reason, we have developed a general relativistic conservation-law formalism for nonlinear elasticity; this allows us to use high-resolution shock-capturing methods to resolve strong shocks. We plan to use this formalism to simulate the evolution of discontinuities in the crust of a neutron star caused by tidal shattering and refreezing of the crust. |
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