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We study current bounds on strong first-order phase transitions (PTs) along the equation of state (EOS) of dense strongly interacting matter in neutron stars, under the simplifying assumption that on either side of the PT the EOS can be…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-31 Tyler Gorda , Kai Hebeler , Aleksi Kurkela , Achim Schwenk , Aleksi Vuorinen

Core-collapse simulations of massive stars are performed using the equation of state (EOS) based on the microscopic variational calculation with realistic nuclear forces. The progenitor models with the initial masses of $15M_\odot$,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-06-30 Ken'ichiro Nakazato , Kohsuke Sumiyoshi , Hajime Togashi

The existence of 2 Msun pulsars puts very strong constraints on the equation of state (EOS) of neutron stars (NSs) with hyperon cores, which can be satisfied only by special models of hadronic matter. The radius-mass relation for these…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-26 M. Fortin , J. L. Zdunik , P. Haensel , M. Bejger

Binary neutron star mergers (NSMs) have been confirmed as one source of the heaviest observable elements made by the rapid neutron-capture (r-) process. However, modeling NSM outflows -- from the total ejecta masses to their elemental…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-02 Erika M. Holmbeck , Richard O'Shaughnessy , Vera Delfavero , Krzysztof Belczynski

The NASA Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (\emph{NICER}) mission measures the X-ray pulse profiles of select millisecond pulsars and uses sophisticated pulse profile modeling (PPM) techniques to constrain their masses ($M$) and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-14 Ryan O'Connor , Chun Huang , Alexander Y. Chen

The understanding of neutron star equation of state hinges on a comprehensive analysis of multi-messenger, multi-wavelength data. The recent scrutiny of PSR J0030+0451 data by NICER introduces complexities, unveiling a tension with another…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-06-05 Zhiqiang Miao , Liqiang Qi , Juan Zhang , Ang Li , Mingyu Ge

In this paper, we discuss the impact of the following laboratory experiments and astrophysical observation of neutron stars (NSs) on its equation of state (EoS): (a) The new measurement of neutron skin thickness of $\rm ^{208} \! Pb$,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-11-17 Bhaskar Biswas

A thorough understanding of many astrophysical phenomena associated with compact objects requires reliable knowledge about both the equation of state (EOS)of super-dense nuclear matter and the theory of strong-field gravity simultaneously…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-06-17 Weikang Lin , Bao-An Li , Lie-Wen Chen , De-Hua Wen , Jun Xu

The hadron--quark crossover equation of state (EOS) of neutron star (NS) matter is investigated by combining relativistic mean-field (RMF) hadronic models with the Nambu--Jona-Lasinio (NJL) model for quark matter. The vector and diquark…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-04-13 Xuesong Geng , Kaixuan Huang , Hong Shen , Lei Li , Jinniu Hu

We examine whether quarkyonic equations of state (EOS) can account for compact objects in the $2.5$-$4.5\,M_\odot$ mass range reported for the GW230529 gravitational-wave event. The pressure-energy density and mass-radius (M-R) relations…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-20 Jeet Amrit Pattnaik , S. K. Patra

We generate a second equation of state (EOS) of nuclear matter for a wide range of temperatures, densities, and proton fractions for use in supernovae, neutron star mergers, and black hole formation simulations. We employ full relativistic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-07-08 G. Shen , C. J. Horowitz , E. O'Connor

A precise understanding of the equation of state (EOS) of dense and hot matter is key to modeling relativistic astrophysical environments, including core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe), protoneutron star (PNSs) evolution, and compact binary…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-12-08 Domenico Logoteta , Albino Perego , Ignazio Bombaci

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 2025-05-19 Zuhua Ji , Jiarui Chen , Gaojian Wu

Neutron stars (NS) are compact objects with strong gravitational fields, and a matter composition subject to extreme physical conditions. The properties of strongly interacting matter at ultra-high densities and temperatures impose a big…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-10-19 R. V. Lobato , E. V. Chimanski , C. A. Bertulani

Neutron star observations, including direct mass and radius measurements as well as the analysis of gravitational wave signals emitted by stellar mergers, provide valuable and unique insights into the properties of strongly interacting…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-02-20 Aleksi Vuorinen

The recent direct detection of gravitational waves (GWs) from binary black hole mergers (2016, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, no. 6, 061102; no. 24, 241103) opens up an entirely new non-electromagnetic window into the Universe making it possible to…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-07-20 Plamen G. Krastev , Bao-An Li

Constraints on the EoS for symmetric matter (equal neutron and proton numbers) at supra-saturation densities have been extracted from energetic collisions of heavy ions. Collisions of neutron-deficient and neutron-rich heavy ions now…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2015-05-13 W. G. Lynch , M. B. Tsang , Y. Zhang , P. Danielewicz , M. Famiano , Z. Li , A. W. Steiner

The properties of rotating neutron stars are investigated using eight equations of state (EOSs). We also study the relations between various observables corresponding to different angular velocities for all those EOSs. All of these EoSs…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-27 Bidisha Ghosh , Mehedi Kalam

The parametrized equation of state (EOS) of neutron stars is investigated by Bayesian inference method with various constraints from both nuclear physics and modern astronomical observations. The expansion coefficients correspond to the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-09-04 Xieyuan Dong , Hong Shen , Jinniu Hu , Ying Zhang

Recent observations of neutron stars with gravitational waves and X-ray timing provide unprecedented access to the equation of state (EoS) of cold dense matter at densities difficult to realize in terrestrial experiments. At the same time,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-11-10 Reed Essick , Ingo Tews , Philippe Landry , Sanjay Reddy , Daniel E. Holz