Quantum Simulations of Nuclei and Nuclear Pasta with the Multi-resolution Adaptive Numerical Environment for Scientific Simulations

Understand

Neutron star and supernova matter at densities just below the nuclear matter saturation density is expected to form a lattice of exotic shapes.

• These so-called nuclear pasta phases are caused by Coulomb frustration.
• Their elastic and transport properties are believed to play an important role for thermal and magnetic field evolution, rotation and oscillation of neutron stars.
• Furthermore, they can impact neutrino opacities in core-collapse supernovae.