Microphysical phenomena in supernovae and compact stars and the effects on their global structure and evolution.

• Grant number: 00/07294-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: October 01, 2000
• End date: September 30, 2003
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy - Stellar Astrophysics
• Principal Investigator: Jorge Ernesto Horvath
• Grantee: Germán Lugones
• Host Institution: Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas (IAG). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 97/13084-3 - Investigation of High Energy Astrophysics Phenomena, AP.TEM

Abstract

We shall explore the detailed consequence of deconfinement in collapsing supernona cores and their aftermath. The following topics will be addresses during this stage: a) non-equilibrium process in hot and dense matter, with emphasis in neutrino production and detectability on earth detectors; b) the onset of phase transitions and their dynamics related to combustion modes; c) signatures of exotic matter inside dense stars. (AU)