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We study the coupling of nuclear matter described by the BPS Skyrme model to generalized gravity. Concretely, we consider the Starobinsky model which provides the leading-order correction to the Einstein-Hilbert action. Static solutions…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-09-02 C. Adam , M. Huidobro , R. Vazquez , A. Wereszczynski

This is a brief overview of the connection between neutron skin thickness in finite nuclei and the equation of state of neutron-rich matter, with applications to neutron stars. Multiple experimental probes are discussed, including dipole…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-04-30 C. A. Bertulani

Neutron stars are valuable laboratories for the study of dense matter. Recent observations have uncovered both massive and low-mass neutron stars and have also set constraints on neutron star radii. The largest mass measurements are…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2013-05-16 James M. Lattimer

Eddington-limited X-ray bursts from neutron stars can be used in conjunction with other spectroscopic observations to measure neutron star masses, radii, and distances. In order to quantify some of the uncertainties in the determination of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Duncan Galloway , Feryal Ozel , Dimitrios Psaltis

We show here how the internal structure of a neutron star can be inferred from its gravitational wave spectrum. Under the premise that the frequencies and damping rates of a few $w$-mode oscillations are found, we apply an inversion scheme…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 L. K. Tsui , P. T. Leung

It is currently unknown how matter behaves at the extreme densities found within the cores of neutron stars. Measurements of the neutron star equation of state probe nuclear physics that is otherwise inaccessible in a laboratory setting.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-03 Kris Walker , Rory Smith , Eric Thrane , Daniel J. Reardon

The existence of neutron stars with $2M_\odot$ requires the strong stiffness of the equation of state (EoS) of neutron-star matter. We introduce a multi-pomeron exchange potential (MPP) working universally among 3- and 4-baryons to stiffen…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2017-12-27 Y. Yamamoto , H. Togashi , T. Tamagawa , T. Furumoto , N. Yasutake , Th. A. Rijken

Set of neutron star observational results is used to test some selected equations of state of dense nuclear matter. The first observational result comes from the mass--baryon number relation for pulsar B of the double pulsar system J…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-07-21 Martin Urbanec , Emil Betak , Zdenek Stuchlik

The equation of state for matter with energy density above 2 x10^14 g/cm^3 is parametrized by P = kN^Gamma, where N is the number density, Gamma is the adiabatic index, and k a constant. Using this scheme to generate thousands of models,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-22 Chris Vuille

With the equations of state provided by the newly developed density dependent relativistic Hartree-Fock (DDRHF) theory for hadronic matter, the properties of the static and $\beta$-equilibrium neutron stars without hyperons are studied for…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2010-11-23 Bao Yuan Sun , Wen Hui Long , Jie Meng , U. Lombardo

The neutron density distributions and neutron skin thicknesses in $^{40,48}$Ca are determined from the angular distributions of the cross sections and analyzing powers of polarized proton elastic scattering at $E_p = 295$ MeV. Based on the…

Using the most recent realistic effective interactions for nuclear matter with a smooth extrapolation to high densities including causality, we constrain the equation of state and calculate maximum masses of rotating neutron stars. First…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 H. Heiselberg , M. Hjorth-Jensen

This paper employs the backward ray tracing method to study the optical images of neutron stars under the conditions of a spherical light source and a thin accretion disk, considering a polynomial equation of state given by $p = K \rho^{1 +…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-01-13 Chen-Yu Yang , Xiao-Xiong Zeng

We investigate a possibility of estimating mass of an isolated rapidly rotating neutron star (NS) from a continuous gravitational wave (GW) signal emitted by the NS. When the GW passes through the gravitational potential of the NS, the GW…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-04-22 Kenji Ono , Kazunari Eda , Yousuke Itoh

The equation of state (EoS) of neutron matter plays a decisive role to understand the neutron star properties and the gravitational waves from neutron star mergers. At sufficient densities, the appearance of hyperons generally softens the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-02-21 Hui Tong , Serdar Elhatisari , Ulf-G. Meißner

In recent years, the number of pulsars with secure mass measurements has increased to a level that allows us to probe the underlying neutron star mass distribution in detail. We critically review radio pulsar mass measurements and present a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-02-09 Bulent Kiziltan , Athanasios Kottas , Stephen E. Thorsett

The highlights and main results of this work can be summarized as follows : (1) The energy per nucleon of cold nuclear matter, derived by us using chiral sigma model, is in good agreement with the preliminary estimates inferred from…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-02-03 Pradip Kumar Sahu

We analyze the currently available observations of X-ray binaries in a consistent way, to re-determine the masses of the neutron stars in these systems. In particular, our attention is focussed on a realistic and consistent assessment of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 M. H. van Kerkwijk , J. van Paradijs , E. J. Zuiderwijk

Properties of non-rotating and rapidly rotating protoneutron stars and neutron stars are investigated. Protoneutron stars are hot, lepton rich neutron stars which are formed in Type-II supernovae. The hot dense matter is described by a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 Klaus Strobel , Christoph Schaab , Manfred K. Weigel

Neutron stars provide a natural laboratory for studying the properties of dense nuclear matter under extreme conditions. In this proceeding, we review our current understanding of dense isospin symmetric and asymmetric matter and neutron…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-04-01 Rajesh Kumar , Veronica Dexheimer , Johannes Jahan