Probing geometrically perturbed strange stars with minimal decoupling using millisecond pulsar timing observations
Abstract
We construct a gravitationally decoupled anisotropic strange star model using the minimal geometric deformation approach with a MIT bag equation of state and an additional source sector controlled by a deformation parameter and a radial perturbation scale through . The resulting Einstein system is consistently split into seed and -sectors and matched to an exterior Schwarzschild geometry. The model is constrained by high-mass pulsars: PSR J0740+6620 , PSR J1810+1744 , PSR J1959+2048 , and PSR J2215+5135 . It reproduces these objects with predicted radii -- km. The maximum mass reaches for and , while for the configuration yields with km. The central density lies in --, decreasing smoothly to . The anisotropy increases from zero at the center to -- near the surface, generating additional outward support that enhances compactness by . The compactness parameter spans --, safely below the Buchdahl limit, while the surface redshift reaches --. The condition is satisfied throughout, confirming dynamical stability. Overall, enhances the maximum mass by up to , while introduces controlled oscillatory structure without violating observational constraints, producing stable ultra-compact stars consistent with current pulsar data.
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@article{arxiv.2604.09976,
title = {Probing geometrically perturbed strange stars with minimal decoupling using millisecond pulsar timing observations},
author = {K. N. Singh and S. K. Maurya and A. Errehymy and A. Altaibayeva and J. Rayimbaev and M. Matyoqubov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.09976},
year = {2026}
}
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31 pages, 8 figures