A General Introduction to Neutron Stars

by Prof. James Lattimer (Stony Brook University)

Monday 9 Nov 2026, 10:00 → 11:30 Asia/Shanghai

Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/N6F-N601 - Meeting Room (Tsung-Dao Lee Institute)

Abstract:

Neutron stars represent extremes in almost every way imaginable. Aside from black holes, they have the highest densities, strongest gravitational fields, fastest rotation rates, highest-temperature superconductors, and largest magnetic fields of any objects. They have their origins in the aftermath of gravitational-collapse supernovae, and may be the source of nearly half the elements heavier than iron, the so-called r-process elements. Most neutron stars are observed as pulsars, rapidly-rotating highly magnetized neutron stars. This talk will describe the structure, birth, evolution, and deaths of neutron stars.

Speaker Bio:

James Lattimer is a Distinguished Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Stony Brook University. He received his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, where his 1976 thesis famously proposed that r-process elements originate from decompressing neutron star matter ejected from mergers—a prediction validated by GW170817. He produced the first open-source equations of state for supernovae and neutron star merger simulations, and established the clear link between neutron star radii and the nuclear symmetry energy. He is a Fellow of the APS, a member of NASA's NICER team, and the recipient of the Hans A. Bethe Prize.

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