Study of the inner crust of neutron stars using the compressible liquid drop model

by Théau Diverrès (1st year PhD student)

The crust of a neutron star is important for many astrophysical phenomena such as the cooling of the star and its transport properties. The compressible liquid drop model (CLDM) allows for computational efficient calculations of the crust of neutron stars both at zero and finite temperatures. I will present calculations of the neutron-star crust performed with the CLDM and a comparison with a more microscopic approach, namely the Extented Thomas Fermi model. I will also present preliminary results for the shear modulus, that is a required input for different astrophysical applications, obtained with a bayesian analysis.