Impact of the equation-of-state–gravity degeneracy on constraining the nuclear symmetry energy from astrophysical observables

He, Xiao-Tao; Fattoyev, F. J.; Li, Bao-An; Newton, W. G.

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Title: Impact of the equation-of-state–gravity degeneracy on constraining the nuclear symmetry energy from astrophysical observables

Journal Article · Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.91.015810· OSTI ID:1181120

He, Xiao-Tao; Fattoyev, F. J.; Li, Bao-An; Newton, W. G.

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