Neutron Star News and Puzzles

Authors :: Madappa Prakash
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: Gerry Brown has had the most influence on my career in Physics, and my life after graduate studies. This article gives a brief account of some of the many ways in which Gerry shaped my research. Focus is placed on the significant strides on neutron star research made by the group at Stony Brook, which Gerry built from scratch. Selected puzzles about neutron stars that remain to be solved are noted.<br />Suggestions of the referee and the editor incorporated. 24 pages, 11 figures, 2 tables, Contribution to "Gerry Brown's Memorial Meeting", 45 Years of Nuclear Theory at Stony Brook: A Tribute To Gerald E. Brown. Article in press as: M. Prakash, Neutron star news and puzzles, Nuclear Physics A (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2014.04.017