Neutron Star Mergers and the Quark Matter Equation of State

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As neutron stars merge they can approach very high nuclear density.

• Here, we summarized recent results for the evolution and gravitational wave emission from binary neutron star mergers using a a variety of nuclear equations of state with and without a crossover transition to quark matter.
• We discuss how the late time gravitational wave emission from binary neutron star mergers may possibly reveal the existence of a crossover transition to quark matter.