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Astrophysical observations of neutron stars probe the structure of dense nuclear matter and have the potential to reveal phase transitions at high densities. Most recent analyses are based on parametrized models of the equation of state…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-13 Reed Essick , Isaac Legred , Katerina Chatziioannou , Sophia Han , Philippe Landry

We calculate neutron star masses and radii from equations of state based on recent high-quality chiral nucleon-nucleon potentials up to fifth order of the chiral expansion and the leading chiral three- nucleon force. Our focus is on the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-02-20 Francesca Sammarruca , Randy Millerson

This paper presents a new analysis of the thermal emission from the neutron star surface to constrain the dense matter equation of state. It is based on the use of a Markov-Chain Monte Carlo algorithm combined with an empirical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-08 N. Baillot d'Etivaux , S. Guillot , J. Margueron , N. A. Webb , M. Catelan , A. Reisenegger

This thesis explores compact objects, particularly neutron stars, focusing on their properties, classification, and stability within the framework of general relativity. Two distinct studies are presented. The first study examines the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-10-15 A. C. Khunt

Using a Bayesian approach, we combine measurements of neutron star macroscopic observables obtained by astrophysical and gravitational observations, to derive joint constraints on the equation of state (EoS) of matter at supranuclear…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-10-09 Margherita Fasano , Tiziano Abdelsalhin , Andrea Maselli , Valeria Ferrari

Properties of rotating neutron stars with the use of relativistic mean-field theory are considered. The performed analysis of neutron star matter is based on the nonlinear Lgrangian density. The presence of nonlinear interaction of vector…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-06 Ilona Bednarek , Ryszard Manka

We construct general relativistic models of stationary, strongly magnetized neutron stars. The magnetic field configuration, obtained by solving the relativistic Grad-Shafranov equation, is a generalization of the twisted torus model…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 R. Ciolfi , V. Ferrari , L. Gualtieri

In the present paper we investigate non-perturbatively and self-consistently the structure of neutron stars in $R$-squared gravity by simultaneously solving the interior and exterior problem. The mass-radius relations are obtained for…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-18 Stoytcho S. Yazadjiev , Daniela D. Doneva , Kostas D. Kokkotas , Kalin V. Staykov

The potential hadron-to-quark phase transition in neutron stars has not been fully understood as the property of cold, dense, and strongly interacting matter cannot be theoretically described by the first-principle perturbative…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-05-01 Ronghao Li , Sophia Han , Zidu Lin , Lingxiao Wang , Kai Zhou , Shuzhe Shi

We show that for realistic equations of state of dense matter, the universal proportionality factor relating the maximum rotation rate of neutron stars due to mass-shedding limit to the mass and radius of maximum allowable mass…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 J. -P. Lasota , P. Haensel , M. A. Abramowicz

We investigate whether measurements of the neutron star mass and radius or the tidal deformability can provide information about the presence of hyperons inside a neutron star. This is achieved by considering two inference models, with and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-13 Chun Huang , Laura Tolos , Constança Providência , Anna Watts

Neutron stars are the endpoint of the life of intermediate mass stars and posses in their cores matter in the most extreme conditions in the universe. Besides their extremes of temperature (found in proto-neutron stars) and densities,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-06-07 R. O. Gomes , S. Schramm , V. Dexheimer

Motivated by the unknown nature of the $2.50-2.67\,M_\odot$ compact object in the binary merger event GW190814, we study the maximum neutron star mass based on constraints from low-energy nuclear physics, neutron star tidal deformabilities…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-09-29 Yeunhwan Lim , Anirban Bhattacharya , Jeremy W. Holt , Debdeep Pati

The properties of neutron star are studied in the framework of relativistic Hartree-Fock (RHF) model with realistic nucleon-nucleon ($NN$) interactions, i.e. Bonn potentials. The strong repulsion of $NN$ interaction at short range is…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-10-28 Ying Zhang , Peng Liu , Jinniu Hu

Using an axisymmetric numerical code, we perform an extensive study of the magnetic field configurations in non-rotating neutron stars, varying the mass, magnetic field strength and the equation of state. We find that the monopolar…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-06-12 Debarati Chatterjee , Jerome Novak , Micaela Oertel

In order to reveal the difference between the latest neutron star observation experiment GW170817 and the existing theory, we mainly consider the effect of the nucleon radius on the neutron star from the existing theory. We believe that the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-07-06 Wei Kou , Xiaopeng Wang , Xurong Chen

Neutron stars, which are composed of extremely dense nuclear matter, serve as natural laboratories to study nuclear interactions beyond the terrestrial experiments. Recent researches have actively explored how the equation of state (EoS)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-09 Hyukjin Kwon , Kenta Yoshimura , Tsuyoshi Miyatsu , Kazuyuki Sekizawa , Myung-Ki Cheoun

I summarize some constraints on the physics of neutron stars arising from X-ray observations of the surfaces of neutron stars, focusing on using models of low-magnetic-field neutron star atmospheres to interpret their X-ray spectra. I…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-15 Craig O. Heinke

We present a generalized piecewise polytropic parameterization for the neutron-star equation of state using an ansatz that imposes continuity in not only pressure and energy density, but also in the speed of sound. The universe of candidate…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-11-04 Michael F. O'Boyle , Charalampos Markakis , Nikolaos Stergioulas , Jocelyn S. Read

Scalar-tensor~(ST) theories of gravity are natural phenomenological extensions to general relativity. Although these theories are severely constrained both by solar system experiments and by binary pulsar observations, a large set of ST…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-02-10 Carlos Palenzuela , Steve Liebling