CONTENTS -- Preface -- Organizing Committees -- Part A Theory of Nuclear Matter EOS and Symmetry Energy -- Constraining the Nuclear Equation of State from Astrophysics and Heavy Ion Reactions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The EoS from Ab Initio Calculations -- 3. Constraints from Heavy Ion Reactions -- 4. Constraints from Neutron Stars -- 5. Summary -- References -- In-Medium Hadronic Interactions and the Nuclear Equation of State -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Isospin-Asymmetric Nuclear Matter -- 2.1. Seeking laboratory constraints to the symmetry potential -- 2.2. Summary of EOS results and comparison with recent constraints -- 3. Spin-Polarized Neutron Matter -- 4. Work in Progress: Non-Nucleonic Degrees of Freedom -- 5. Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- EOS and Single-Particle Properties of Isospin-Asymmetric Nuclear Matter within the Brueckner Theory -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Approaches -- 3. Results and Discussions -- 3.1. TBF effect and relativistic effect on the EOS of SNM -- 3.2. Isospin dependence of the EOS of ANM -- 3.3. TBF effect and thermal effect on symmetry energy -- 3.4. TBF rearrangement effect on nucleon s.p. potential in SNM -- 3.5. Isospin dependence of neutron and proton s.p. potentials -- 3.6. Neutron-proton effective mass splitting in neutron-rich matter -- 3.7. TBF effect on nucleon superfluidity in neutron star matter -- 4. Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Thermodynamics of Correlated Nuclear Matter -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Single-Particle Properties -- 3. Thermodynamical Properties of Nuclear Matter -- 4. Liquid-Gas Phase Transition -- Acknowledgements -- References -- The Validity of the LOCV Formalism and Neutron Star Properties -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The LOCV Formalism -- 3. Three-body Cluster Energy -- 4. Neutron Star Properties -- References.

Ferromagnetic Instabilities of Neutron Matter: Microscopic versus Phenomenological Approaches -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Spin-Polarized Neutron Matter -- 3. Results -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Sigma Meson and Nuclear Matter Saturation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Modification of In-Medium NN Potential -- 3. Equation of State of Symmetric Nuclear Matter -- 4. Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Ramifications of the Nuclear Symmetry Energy for Neutron Stars, Nuclei and Heavy-Ion Collisions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Skin Thicknesses of Heavy Nuclei -- 3. Intermediate-Energy Heavy-Ion Collisions -- 4. Neutron Star Radii -- 5. The Direct Urca Process -- 6. Outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Symmetry Energy in Nuclei and Nuclear Matter -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Extended Liquid Drop Model -- 2.1. Surface symmetry energy -- 2.2. Shell corrections -- 2.3. Wigner energy -- 2.4. Coulomb energy -- 3. Fitting to Masses -- 3.1. Fit to isobaric analogue states -- 3.2. Fit to separation energies -- 4. Correlations -- 5. Neutron Skin -- 6. Results -- 7. Asymmetric Nuclear Matter -- References -- Probing the Symmetry Energy at Supra-Saturation Densities -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Relativistic Transport -- 3. Collective Flows -- 4. Isospin E ects on Sub-Threshold Kaon Production at Intermediate Energies -- 5. Testing Deconfinement at High Isospin Density -- 6. Perspectives -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Investigation of Low-Density Symmetry Energy via Nucleon and Fragment Observables -- References -- Instability against Cluster Formation in Nuclear and Compact-Star Matter -- References -- Microscopic Optical Potentials of Nucleon-Nucleus and Nucleus-Nucleus Scattering -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Framework and Nucleon-Nucleus Scattering -- 3. Nucleon Effective Mass -- 4. 6He Scattering off 12C -- Acknowledgments -- References.

Part B The Neutron Star Crust: Structure, Formation and Dynamics -- Neutron Star Crust beyond the Wigner-Seitz Approximation N. Chamel -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Band Theory of Solids -- 3. Validity of the Wigner-Seitz Approximation -- 4. Band Theory and Transport Properties -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Inner Crust of a Neutron Star within the Wigner{Seitz Method with Pairing: From Drip Point to the Bottom E. E. Saperstein, M. Baldo & S. V. Tolokonnikov -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Drip Point -- 3. Ground State Properties of the Inner Crust -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Nuclear Superuidity and Thermal Properties of Neutron Stars N. Sandulescu -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Superfluid Properties of Inner Crust Matter -- 3. Thermal Properties of Inner Crust Matter -- 3.1. Specific heat -- 3.2. Thermal diffusivity -- 4. Cooling Time of Inner Crust Matter -- 5. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Collective Excitations: From Exotic Nuclei to the Crust of Neutron Stars E. Khan, M. Grasso & J. Margueron -- 1. Introduction -- 2. HFB and QRPA Approaches for WS Cells -- 3. Supergiant Resonances in the WS Cells -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Monte Carlo Simulation of the Nuclear Medium: Fermi Gases, Nuclei and the Role of Pauli Potentials M. A. P erez-Garc a -- 1. Formalism -- 2. Results -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Low-Density Instabilities in Relativistic Hadronic Models C. Provid^encia et al. -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Relativistic Mean-Field Lagrangian for npe Matter -- 3. Thermodynamical Stability Conditions -- 4. Dynamical Instabilities -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Quartetting in Nuclear Matter and Particle Condensation in Nuclear Systems G. R opke & P. Schuck et al. -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Correlations in Dense Fermion Systems.

3. Four-Particle Condensates and Quartetting in Nuclear Matter -- 4. -Condensate States in Self-Conjugate 4n-Nuclei -- 5. Results for Finite Nuclei -- References -- Part C Neutron Star Structure and Dynamics -- Shear Viscosity of Neutron Matter from Realistic Nuclear Interactions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Formalism -- 3. Results -- References -- Protoneutron Star Dynamo: Theory and Observations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Model -- 3. Results -- References -- Magnetic Field Dissipation in Neutron Stars: From Magnetars to Isolated Neutron -- References -- Gravitational Radiation and Equations of State in Super-Dense Cores of Core-Collapse Supernovae -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Effect of Realistic Equations of State -- 3. Possible QCD Phase Transition and its Impact on the Waveforms -- 4. Gravitational Wave Signals at Postbounce Phase -- References -- Joule Heating in the Cooling of Magnetized Neutron Stars -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Non-Uniform Temperature Distribution Induced by Magnetic Field -- 3. Magnetic Field Decay and Joule Heating -- 4. Conclusion: Towards a Coupled Magneto-Thermal Evolution -- References -- Exotic Fermi Surface of Dense Neutron Matter -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Topological Instability of the Landau State -- 3. Landau Quasiparticle Interaction Function near the Point of Pion Condensation -- 4. Numerical Evaluation of the Neutron Single-Particle Spectrum -- 5. Topological Scenario of a Rearrangement of the Landau State -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Coupling of Nuclear and Electron Modes in Relativistic Stellar Matter -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Formalism -- 2.1. Plasmon modes -- 3. Results and Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Neutron Stars in the Relativistic Hartree-Fock Theory and Hadron- Quark Phase Transition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Framework.

2.1. Hadronic phase: the relativistic Hartree-Fock theory -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 3.1. Neutron star properties in the DDRHF theory -- 3.2. Hadron-quark phase transition in neutron star matter -- Acknowledgments -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Part D Prospects of Present and Future Observations -- Measurements of Neutron Star Masses -- 1. Introduction -- 2. X-Ray Binaries -- 3. Double Neutron Star Binaries -- 4. Pulsar-White Dwarf Binaries -- 5. Pulsar-Nondegenerate Star Binaries -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Dense Nuclear Matter: Constraints from Neutron Stars -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Global Theoretical Constraints -- 3. Neutron Star Spin Periods -- 4. Neutron Star Masses -- 5. Radiation Radius -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Neutron Star versus Heavy-Ion Data: Is the Nuclear Equation of State Hard or Soft? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Nuclear EoS from Astrophysical and Heavy-Ion Data: a Soft or Hard EoS? -- 3. The Different Density Regimes of Neutron Stars -- 4. Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Surface Emission from X-ray Dim Isolated Neutron -- High Energy Neutrino Astronomy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Detection Principle of Neutrino ˇC erencov Telescopes Under Water and Under Ice -- 3. Detection Principle and International Context -- 3.1. IceCube -- 3.2. The northern hemisphere: projects in the Mediterranean Sea -- ANTARES -- NESTOR -- NEMO -- References -- What Gravitational Waves Say about the Inner Structure of Neutron Stars -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Gravitational Waves from Rotating Stars -- 3. Stellar Pulsations -- References -- Reconciling 2 M Pulsars and SN1987A: Two Branches of Neutron Stars -- References -- EOS of Dense Matter and Fast Rotation of Neutron Stars -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Method -- 3. Neutron Stars at 1122 Hz -- 4. Submillisecond Pulsars -- 5. Accretion.

6. Discussion and Conclusions.