Extension to nuclear matter in neutron stars

Cross section of neutron star; Data from Jean-Pierre Luminet, Alison Bullough, Andrew King (1992)  Black Holes, Cambridge University Press, p. p. 111, Figure 25 ISBN: 0521409063.
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The W-SLDA Toolkit has been expanded to encompass nuclear systems, now available as the W-BSk Toolkit.

W-BSk serves as a versatile toolkit for 3D modeling of processes within neutron stars, specifically optimized for the inner crust -- a domain where the crystalline structure of nuclei interacts profoundly with neutron superfluid matter. Capable of handling static and time-dependent phenomena at both zero and finite temperatures, W-BSk operates without symmetry constraints and has undergone rigorous testing with nuclei in vacuum and within the superfluid Fermi sea. Under the hood, W-BSk shares its core engine with W-SLDA. However, it distinguishes itself by incorporating a nuclear energy density functional from the Brussels-Montreal family, tailored explicitly for astrophysical applications. This functional not only fits empirical data such as atomic masses and nuclear charge radii but also integrates insights from N-body calculations, accounting for many-body properties like the equation of state of pure neutron matter and pairing gaps. We've implemented this theory to optimize the numerical performance of the W-BSk Toolkit for the inner crust regime. Furthermore, the flexibility of our implementation allows for easy substitution of the density functional with another model.

Extension to nuclear matter in neutron stars
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