The phase state of dense matter in the intermediate density range ($\sim$1-10 times nuclear saturation density) is both intriguing and unclear could have important observable effects present gravitational wave era neutron stars. As increases compact stars, sound velocity expected to approach conformal limit ($c_s/c=1/\sqrt{3}$) at high densities should also fulfill causality ($c_s/c<1$). Howeve...

The study of quartz and other silica systems under pressure is one the most prolific domains research over past 50 years because their applications in material science fundamental relevance to planetary interiors. characterization amorphous state essential for comprehension pressure-induced amorphization minerals, metamorphism observed shocked materials, melt structures pressure. Here, we measu...

A natural auditory scene often contains sound moving at varying velocities. Using a velocity contrast paradigm, we compared sensitivity to velocity changes between continuous and discontinuous trajectories. Subjects compared the velocities of two stimulus intervals that moved along a single trajectory, with and without a 1 second inter stimulus interval (ISI). We found thresholds were threefold...