Chapter 0 A Microscopic Equation of State for Neutron-Rich Matter and its Effect on Neutron Star

In this chapter, we will be concerned with hadronic interactions in the nuclear medium, particularly under conditions of extreme densities such as those encountered in some compact astrophysical objects. This issue goes to the very core of nuclear physics. In fact, our present knowledge of the nuclear force in free space is, in itself, the result of decades of struggl