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The nature of the compact objects within the supposed "lower mass gap" remains uncertain. Observations of GW190814 and GW230529 highlight the challenges gravitational waves face in distinguishing neutron stars from black holes. Interpreting…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-24 Utkarsh Mali , Reed Essick

The (re)analysis of data on the X-ray emitting pulsars PSR J0030+0451 and J0740+6620, as well as new results on PSR J0437-4715 and J1231-1411, are confronted with the predictions of the equation of state (EoS) models allowing for strong…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-02-06 Jia Jie Li , Armen Sedrakian , Mark Alford

A new scheme for testing the nuclear matter (NM) equation of state (EoS) at high densities using constraints from compact star (CS) phenomenology is applied to neutron stars with a core of deconfined quark matter (QM). An acceptable EoS…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 H. Grigorian , D. Blaschke , T. Klahn

A new scheme for testing the nuclear matter (NM) equation of state (EoS) at high densities using constraints from compact star (CS) phenomenology is applied to neutron stars with a core of deconfined quark matter (QM). An acceptable EoS…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 H. Grigorian , D. Blaschke , T. Klaehn

At present, the only experimental access to the properties of cold, dense strongly interacting matter is provided by astrophysical observations. Neutron stars are the only known systems in the Universe that reach densities several times…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-30 Gábor Kasza , János Takátsy , György Wolf

We introduce a family of equations of state (EoS) for hybrid neutron star (NS) matter that is obtained by a two-zone parabolic interpolation between a soft hadronic EoS at low densities and a set of stiff quark matter EoS at high densities…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-02-18 A. Ayriyan , D. Blaschke , A. G. Grunfeld , D. Alvarez-Castillo , H. Grigorian , V. Abgaryan

Determining the Equation of State (EOS) of dense neutron-rich nuclear matter is a shared goal of both nuclear physics and astrophysics. Except possible phase transitions, the density dependence of nuclear symmetry \esym is the most…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-07-23 Bao-An Li , Plamen G. Krastev , De-Hua Wen , Nai-Bo Zhang

The recent discovery by LIGO/Virgo of a merging binary having a $\sim 23 M_\odot$ black hole and a $\sim 2.6 M_\odot$ compact companion has triggered a debate regarding the nature of the secondary, which falls into the so-called mass gap.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-12-22 Antonios Tsokaros , Milton Ruiz , Stuart L. Shapiro

We present new constraints on the neutron star equation of state (EOS) and mass distribution using a unified Bayesian inference framework that incorporates latest NICER measurements, including PSR J0614$-$3329, alongside gravitational wave…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-18 Bhaskar Biswas , Prasanta Char

Nuclear equation of state (EoS) plays an important role in understanding the formation of compact objects such as neutron stars and black holes. The true nature of the EoS has been a matter of debate at any density range not only in the…

Multi-messenger observations of neutron star (NS) mergers have the potential to revolutionize nuclear astrophysics. They will improve our understanding of nucleosynthesis, provide insights about the equation of state (EOS) of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-06-24 I. Tews , J. Margueron , S. Reddy

The equation of state (EOS) of cold dense matter is a central open problem in nuclear astrophysics. Its inference is hindered by the lack of \textit{ab initio} control above about twice nuclear saturation density, requiring extrapolation.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-18 Bhaskar Biswas

NICER has enabled mass-radius inferences for pulsars using pulse profile modeling (PPM), providing constraints on the equation of state (EOS) of cold, dense matter. To date, PPM and EOS inference have been carried out as two separate steps,…

Observations of neutron stars (NSs) by the LIGO-Virgo and NICER collaborations have provided reasonably precise measurements of their various macroscopic properties. In this paper, we employ a Bayesian framework to combine them and place…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-05-26 Bhaskar Biswas , Prasanta Char , Rana Nandi , Sukanta Bose

Characteristics of the nuclear equation of state (EOS) and its importance, in particular for astrophysics, are discussed. Selected observables in nuclear collisions are sensitive to the EOS and can be used to constrain it. For central…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Danielewicz

Very recently the NICER collaboration has published the first-ever accurate measurement of mass and radius together for PSR J0030+0451, a nearby isolated quickly-rotating neutron star (NS). In this work we set the joint constraints on the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-04-29 Jin-Liang Jiang , Shao-Peng Tang , Yuan-Zhu Wang , Yi-Zhong Fan , Da-Ming Wei

Understanding the existence of exotic matter phases and phase transitions within the core of neutron stars is crucial to advancing our knowledge of cold-dense matter physics. Recent multi-messenger observations, including gravitational…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-07 Chun Huang , Shashwat Sourav

Lacking terrestrial experimental data, our best constraints on the behavior of matter at high densities up to and above nuclear density arise from observations of neutron stars. Current constraints include those based on measurements of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-10 Anna Chen , Juan Diego DelPrado , Thomas W. Baumgarte , Stuart L. Shapiro

We study implications of the very recently reported mass $M=2.17^{+0.11}_{-0.10}$M$_\odot$ of PSR~J0740+6620 on the Equation of State (EOS) of super-dense neutron-rich nuclear matter with respect to existing constraints on the EOS based on…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-07-12 Nai-Bo Zhang , Bao-An Li

We investigate constraints on the high-density equation of state (EOS) of neutron star matter by analyzing the probability distributions of the endpoints of mass-radius M(R) sequences within a Bayesian weighting framework. Starting from two…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-04 Gábor Kasza , György Wolf