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Based on the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock model (SHF) as well as its extension (the Korea-IBS-Daegu-SKKU (KIDS) model) and the relativistic mean-field (RMF) model, we have studied the constraints on the parameters of the nuclear matter equation of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-05-17 Jia Zhou , Jun Xu , Panagiota Papakonstantinou

The equation of state (EOS) for neutron stars is modeled using the Relativistic Mean Field (RMF) approach with a mesonic nonlinear (NL) interaction, a modified sigma cut potential (NL-$\sigma$ cut), and the influences of dark matter in the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-05-21 Prashant Thakur , Tuhin Malik , Arpan Das , T. K. Jha , B. K. Sharma , Constança Providência

Traditional methods for determining the radius of a 1.4 $M_{\odot}$ neutron star ($R_{1.4}$) rely on specific equations of state (EOS) models that describe various types of dense nuclear matter. This dependence on EOS models can introduce…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-13 Chun Huang

We study the equation of state (EoS) of a neutron star (NS) accounting for new advances. In the low energy density, $n\leq 0.1 n_s$, with $n_s$ the saturation density, we use a new pure neutron matter EoS that is regulator independent and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-10-22 J. M. Alarcón , E. Lope-Oter , J. A. Oller

Based on the distribution of tidal deformabilities and component masses of binary neutron star merger GW170817, the parametric equation of states (EOS) are employed to probe the nuclear symmetry energy and the properties of neutron star. To…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-01-22 Yuxi Li , Houyuan Chen , Dehua Wen , Jing Zhang

Given an Equation of State (EOS) for neutron star (NS) matter, there is a unique mass-radius sequence characterized by a maximum mass $M_{\rm{NS}}^{\max}$ at radius $R_{\max}$. We first show analytically that the $M_{\rm{NS}}^{\max}$ and…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-07-27 Bao-Jun Cai , Bao-An Li , Zhen Zhang

We perform a systematic analysis of neutron star radius constraints from five quiescent low-mass X-ray binaries and examine how they depend on measurements of their distances and amounts of intervening absorbing material, as well as their…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-03-20 James M. Lattimer , Andrew W. Steiner

Simultaneous measurement of mass and radius with high precision is essential to unravel the equation of state of matter at the centre of neutron stars. Measurement of massive pulsars indicates that the equation of state has to be stiff at…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-19 Asim Kumar Saha , Ritam Mallick

Astrophysical observations from NICER and gravitational wave data constrain the properties of matter at the cores of neutron stars, enabling us to probe high-density matter with greater accuracy. To understand its implications for neutron…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-13 Asim Kumar Saha , Tuhin Malik , Ritam Mallick

We have conducted an extensive study using a diverse set of equations of state (EoSs) to uncover strong relationships between neutron star (NS) observables and the underlying EoS parameters using symbolic regression method. These EoS…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-04-17 N. K. Patra , Tuhin Malik , Helena Pais , Kai Zhou , B. K. Agrawal , Constança Providência

A set of hadronic equations of state (EoSs) derived from relativistic density functional theory and constrained by terrestrial experiments, astrophysical observations, in particular by the GW170817 event, and chiral effective field theory…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-07-31 Jia Jie Li , Armen Sedrakian

It is of great interest to understand the equation of state (EOS) of the neutron star (NS), whose core includes highly dense matter. However, there are large uncertainties in the theoretical predictions for the EOS of NS. It is useful to…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-07-05 Wenjie Zhou , Jinniu Hu , Ying Zhang , Hong Shen

A proto-neutron star (PNS) gets formed after a successful supernova when the stellar remnant decouples from the ejecta. In this study, we explore a relativistic framework for the finite-temperature $\beta$-equilibrium limit of equation of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-05-27 Deepak Kumar , Tuhin Malik , Hiranmaya Mishra , Constança Providência

Understanding the equation of state (EOS) of neutron stars (NSs) is a fundamental challenge in astrophysics and nuclear physics. A first-order phase transition (FOPT) at high densities could lead to the formation of a quark core,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-02-11 Zuhua Ji , Jiarui Chen

Neutron-star radii provide useful information on the equation of state of neutron rich matter. Particularly interesting is the density dependence of the equation of state (EOS). For example, the softening of the EOS at high density, where…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 J. Carriere , C. J. Horowitz , J. Piekarewicz

We contribute a publicly available set of tables and code to provide Equations of State (EoS) for matter at neutron star densities. Our EoSes are constrained only by input from hadron physics and fundamental principles, without feedback…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-03-24 Eva Lope Oter , Andreas Windisch , Felipe J. Llanes-Estrada , Mark Alford

The modeling of many neutron star observables incorporates the microphysics of both the stellar crust and core, which is tied intimately to the properties of the nuclear matter equation of state (EoS). We explore the predictions of such…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 W. G. Newton , M. Gearheart , De-Hua Wen , Bao-An Li

The uncertainties in neutron star (NS) radii and crust properties due to our limited knowledge of the equation of state (EOS) are quantitatively analysed. We first demonstrate the importance of a unified microscopic description for the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-12 M. Fortin , C. Providencia , A. R. Raduta , F. Gulminelli , J. L Zdunik , P. Haensel , M. Bejger

Numerous models of neutron star (NS) equation of state (EoS) exist based on different superdense-matter physics approaches. Nevertheless, some NS properties show universal (EoS-independent) relations. Here, we propose a novel class of such…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-08-02 Dmitry D. Ofengeim , Peter S. Shternin , Tsvi Piran

The wide range of nuclear densities achieved in neutron stars makes them probes of dense nuclear behavior in the form of the nuclear equation of state (EoS). Studying neutron stars both in isolation, with X-ray measurements and pulse…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-11-07 Atul Kedia , Richard O'Shaughnessy , Leslie Wade , Anjali Yelikar