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By numerically inverting the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkov (TOV) equation using an explicitly isospin-dependent parametric Equation of State (EOS) of dense neutron-rich nucleonic matter, a restricted EOS parameter space is established using…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-03-18 Nai-Bo Zhang , Bao-An Li

The strong interaction at low energy scales determines the equation of state (EOS) of supranuclear matters in neutron stars (NSs). It is conjectured that the bulk dense matter may be composed of strangeons, which are quark clusters with…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-10-06 Hong-Bo Li , Yong Gao , Lijing Shao , Ren-Xin Xu , Rui Xu

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

With an average density higher than the nuclear density, neutron stars (NS) provide a unique test-ground for nuclear physics, quantum chromodynamics (QCD), and nuclear superfluidity. Determination of the fundamental interactions that govern…

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

We develop a non-parametric method for inferring the universal neutron star (NS) equation of state (EOS) from gravitational wave (GW) observations. Many different possible realizations of the EOS are generated with a Gaussian process…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-05-08 Philippe Landry , Reed Essick

We explore supervised machine learning methods in extracting the non-linear maps between neutron stars (NS) observables and the equation of state (EoS) of nuclear matter. Using a Taylor expansion around saturation density, we have generated…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-07-22 Márcio Ferreira , Constança Providência

Models of neutron stars (NSs) with hyperon cores are constructed with an effective chiral model in mean-field approximation. The hyperon couplings are fixed by reproducing their experimentally determined binding energies. The impact of…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-01-31 Debashree Sen , Kinjal Banerjee , T. K. Jha

A pure nucleonic equation of state (EoS) for beta equilibrated charge neutral neutron star (NS) matter is determined using density dependent effective NN interaction. This EoS is found to satisfy both the constraints from the observed…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2011-05-11 Partha Roy Chowdhury

The maximum mass of a nonrotating neutron star, $M_{\rm TOV}$, plays a very important role in deciphering the structure and composition of neutron stars and in revealing the equation of state (EOS) of nuclear matter. Although with a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-01-04 Christian Ecker , Luciano Rezzolla

We investigate the equation of state (EOS) of hyperonic neutron star (NS) matter within a density-dependent relativistic mean-field (DDRMF) framework. The effects of scalar, vector, and mixed density dependencies in meson-baryon couplings…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-11-04 Aprajita Shrivastava , Prasanta Char , Sakshi Gautam , Sarmistha Banik

The dense matter equation of state (EOS) determines neutron star (NS) structure but can be calculated reliably only up to one to two times the nuclear saturation density, using accurate many-body methods that employ nuclear interactions…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2018-06-27 Ingo Tews , Joseph Carlson , Stefano Gandolfi , Sanjay Reddy

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

We report a new microscopic equation of state (EOS) of dense symmetric nuclear matter, pure neutron matter, and asymmetric and $\beta$-stable nuclear matter at zero temperature using recent realistic two-body and three-body nuclear…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-05-31 Ignazio Bombaci , Domenico Logoteta

The equation of state (EOS) of dense nuclear matter is a key factor to determine the internal structure and properties of neutron stars. However, the EOS of high-density nuclear matter has great uncertainty mainly because the terrestrial…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-12-27 Zehan Wu , Dehua Wen

In this paper, we examine neutron star structure in perturbative $f(R)$ gravity models with realistic equation of state. We obtain mass-radius relations in two gravity models of the form $f_{1}(R)=R+ \alpha R(e^{-R/R_0}-1)$ and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-06-22 K Nobleson , Amna Ali , Sarmistha Banik

Future high-precision X-ray and gravitational-wave observations of neutron stars (NSs) are expected to constrain NS radii with uncertainties as small as $\sigma \simeq 0.1$~km. Such unprecedented precision offers a unique opportunity to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-17 Bao-An Li , Xavier Grundler , Wen-Jie Xie , Nai-Bo Zhang

The non-relativistic model of nuclear matter with zero-range Skyrme interactions is employed within a Bayesian approach in order to study the behavior of neutron stars (NSs) equation of state (EOS). A minimal number of constraints from…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-02-28 Mikhail V. Beznogov , Adriana R. Raduta

Neutron star (NS) is a unique astronomical compact object where the four fundamental interactions have been revealed from the observation and studied in different ways. While the macroscopic properties of NS like mass and radius can be…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2021-05-04 Ngo Hai Tan , Dao T. Khoa , Doan Thi Loan

The trace anomaly $\Delta\equiv 1/3-P/\varepsilon=1/3-\phi$ quantifies the possibly broken conformal symmetry in supradense matter under pressure $P$ at energy density $\varepsilon$. Perturbative QCD (pQCD) predicts a vanishing $\Delta$ at…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-18 Bao-Jun Cai , Bao-An Li