%0 Journal Article %T Constraints on Skyrme Equations of State from Properties of Doubly Magic Nuclei and Ab-Initio Calculations of Low-Density Neutron Matter %A B. Alex Brown %A A. Schwenk %J Physics %D 2013 %I arXiv %R 10.1103/PhysRevC.89.011307 %X We use properties of doubly-magic nuclei and ab-initio calculations of low-density neutron matter to constrain Skyrme equations of state for neutron-rich conditions. All of these properties are consistent with a Skyrme functional form and a neutron-matter equation of state that depends on three parameters. With a reasonable range for the neutron-matter effective mass, the values of the two other Skyrme parameters are well constrained. This leads to predictions for other quantities. The neutron skins for $^{208}$Pb and $^{48}$Ca are predicted to be 0.182(10) fm and 0.173(5) fm, respectively. Other results including the dipole polarizability are discussed. %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1311.3957v1