Name: 2nd Workshop on Dense Matter Equation of State and Frontiers in Neutron Star Physics
Start: 2026-06-06T08:00:00+08:00
End: 2026-06-10T17:00:00+08:00
Location: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute

2nd Workshop on Dense Matter Equation of State and Frontiers in Neutron Star Physics

from Saturday, 6 June 2026 (08:00) to Wednesday, 10 June 2026 (17:00)

Monday, 1 June 2026
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
Thursday, 4 June 2026
Friday, 5 June 2026
Saturday, 6 June 2026

09:05 Opening
Opening
09:05 - 09:15
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S5F-S500 - Lecture Hall
09:15 A new state of QCD dense matter: long-lived false vacuum - Mei Huang (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)
A new state of QCD dense matter: long-lived false vacuum
- Mei Huang (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)
09:15 - 09:45
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S5F-S500 - Lecture Hall
09:45 QCD phase diagram at high baryon densities - Wei-jie Fu (Dalian University of Technology)
QCD phase diagram at high baryon densities
- Wei-jie Fu (Dalian University of Technology)
09:45 - 10:15
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S5F-S500 - Lecture Hall
10:15 QCD phase transition at finite magnetic field and density - Shijun Mao (Xi'an Jiaotong University)
QCD phase transition at finite magnetic field and density
- Shijun Mao (Xi'an Jiaotong University)
10:15 - 10:45
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S5F-S500 - Lecture Hall
10:45 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 Constraining symmetry energy from first-principles calculations - Baishan Hu
Constraining symmetry energy from first-principles calculations
- Baishan Hu
11:15 - 11:45
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S5F-S500 - Lecture Hall
11:45 Nuclear liquid-gas phase transition and clustering from lattice simulation - Zhengxue Ren (Nankai University)
Nuclear liquid-gas phase transition and clustering from lattice simulation
- Zhengxue Ren (Nankai University)
11:45 - 12:15
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S5F-S500 - Lecture Hall
12:15 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:15 - 13:45
13:45 Linear analysis of neutron stars' universal relations - Lijing Shao (Peking University)
Linear analysis of neutron stars' universal relations
- Lijing Shao (Peking University)
13:45 - 14:15
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/N1F-N102 - Smart Classroom
14:15 High‑Energy Neutrinos and Cosmic Rays from Stellar Collapse and Mergers - Gang Guo (China University of Geosciences, Wuhan)
High‑Energy Neutrinos and Cosmic Rays from Stellar Collapse and Mergers
- Gang Guo (China University of Geosciences, Wuhan)
14:15 - 14:45
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/N1F-N102 - Smart Classroom
14:45 Strong phase transition can relieve major compact-star observation tensions - Chen Zhang (Tongji University)
Strong phase transition can relieve major compact-star observation tensions
- Chen Zhang (Tongji University)
14:45 - 15:15
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/N1F-N102 - Smart Classroom
15:15 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:15 - 15:45
15:45 “Nature of Ultralong Period Radio Transients: Could They Be Strange Dwarf Pulsars?” - Xia Zhou (Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory)
“Nature of Ultralong Period Radio Transients: Could They Be Strange Dwarf Pulsars?”
- Xia Zhou (Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory)
15:45 - 16:15
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/N1F-N102 - Smart Classroom
16:15 Free Discussion
Free Discussion
16:15 - 17:15
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/N1F-N102 - Smart Classroom • Jing Ye (Huzhou College), informal slides "Collective Modes and Neutrino Interaction in Hot Nuclear Matter" • Haoyu Shang (Fudan U), informal slides "Nuclear short range correlations in nuclear matter"
Sunday, 7 June 2026
09:15 Nucleosynthesis and Neutrinos in Cosmic Evolution: From BBN to Stellar Explosions - Toshitaka Kajino (Beihang University / University of Tokyo / NAOJ)
Nucleosynthesis and Neutrinos in Cosmic Evolution: From BBN to Stellar Explosions
- Toshitaka Kajino (Beihang University / University of Tokyo / NAOJ)
09:15 - 09:45
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S5F-S500 - Lecture Hall
09:45 The FAST FRB Key Science Project - Weiwei Zhu (National Astronomical Observatories, CAS)
The FAST FRB Key Science Project
- Weiwei Zhu (National Astronomical Observatories, CAS)
09:45 - 10:15
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S5F-S500 - Lecture Hall
10:15 Analysis on Neutron Star Matter with a General Quantum Hadrodynamics Model - Yao Ma (Nanjing University)
Analysis on Neutron Star Matter with a General Quantum Hadrodynamics Model
- Yao Ma (Nanjing University)
10:15 - 10:45
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S5F-S500 - Lecture Hall
10:45 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 Impact of Symmetry Energy Uncertainties and Dark Matter Admixture on Neutron Star Properties in the Relativistic Mean-Field Framework - Defu Hou (Central China Normal University)
Impact of Symmetry Energy Uncertainties and Dark Matter Admixture on Neutron Star Properties in the Relativistic Mean-Field Framework
- Defu Hou (Central China Normal University)
11:15 - 11:45
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S5F-S500 - Lecture Hall
11:45 Probing short range correlation in nuclei using heavy ion collisions - Zhigang Xiao (Tsinghua University)
Probing short range correlation in nuclei using heavy ion collisions
- Zhigang Xiao (Tsinghua University)
11:45 - 12:15
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S5F-S500 - Lecture Hall
12:15 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:15 - 13:45
13:45 Manifestation of scale symmetry in dense nuclear matter and origin of nucleon mass - Yong-Liang Ma (Nanjing University)
Manifestation of scale symmetry in dense nuclear matter and origin of nucleon mass
- Yong-Liang Ma (Nanjing University)
13:45 - 14:15
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/N1F-N102 - Smart Classroom
14:15 Structure and Oscillations of Neutron Stars - Huan Chen (China University of Geosciences)
Structure and Oscillations of Neutron Stars
- Huan Chen (China University of Geosciences)
14:15 - 14:45
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/N1F-N102 - Smart Classroom
14:45 Close-in Pulsar Planets as a Special Probe of Strange Quark Stars - Yongfeng Huang (Nanjing University)
Close-in Pulsar Planets as a Special Probe of Strange Quark Stars
- Yongfeng Huang (Nanjing University)
14:45 - 15:15
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/N1F-N102 - Smart Classroom
15:15 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:15 - 15:45
15:45 Astrophysical neutrinos with JUNO - Yi Jia (Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing)
Astrophysical neutrinos with JUNO
- Yi Jia (Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing)
15:45 - 16:15
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/N1F-N102 - Smart Classroom
16:15 Students' Session A & Free Discussion
Students' Session A & Free Discussion
16:15 - 17:30
Room: Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/N1F-N102 - Smart Classroom ● Shuying Li (Nankai University) “Influence of Effective Nucleon Mass on Equation of State for Supernova Simulations and Neutron Stars” ● Hongkai Wang (South China University of Technology) “Constraining Symmetry Energy from Neutron Star Observables via Machine Learning” ● Jiaxin Niu (Yangzhou University) “Equation of state for dense stellar matter in RMF models with zero and finite temperatures” ● Hao-Song You (T.D. Lee Institute, SJTU) “U-spin symmetry energy and the hyperon puzzle”