Relativistic Mean Field calculations of nuclear properties in early   stages of stellar collapse
  We use the Relativistic Mean Field (RMF) method to calculate properties of neutron rich, usually deformed nuclei, important for equation of state calculations and which have significant abundance in the early stages of stellar collapse. We compare the results of our microscopic calculations with existing cold nuclear equations of state based on macroscopic liquid drop model and the FRLDM model. 
F. K. Sutaria, J. A. Sheikh and A. Ray