Realistic Binary Neutron Stars Collisions Simulations - Challenges and Opportunities

Explore the challenges and opportunities in simulating realistic binary neutron star collisions in this 51-minute lecture by Maria Hamilton from Marshall University's Physics and Astronomy department. Delve into the complexities of modeling kilonovae, understanding astrophysical jets, and investigating gamma-ray bursts. Learn about the use of open-source General-Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic codes like GRHydro, Spritz, and IllinoisGRMHD within the Einstein Toolkit software platform. Discover the process of constructing initial data for parametrized hybrid equations of state and adding interior magnetic fields and exterior magnetospheres. Gain insights into the mass range of binary neutron star merger simulations based on recent gravitational wave detections. Address the challenges of result reproducibility and follow a comprehensive guide designed to make this complex field accessible to graduate students and new researchers.