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The equations of state (EoSs) governing neutron star (NS) matter obtained for both non-relativistic and relativistic mean-field models are systematically confronted with a diverse set of terrestrial data and astrophysical observations…

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We investigate the effects of dark matter (DM) on the nuclear equation of state (EoS) and neutron star structure, in the relativistic mean field theory, both in the absence and presence of a crust. The $\sigma-\omega$ model is modified by…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-02-22 Adrian G. Abac , Christopher C. Bernido , Jose Perico H. Esguerra

In this study, we investigate the impact of dark matter (DM) on neutron stars (NSs) using a two-fluid formalism that treats nuclear matter (NM) and DM as gravitationally coupled components. Employing NM equations of state spanning a wide…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-13 Ankit Kumar , Sudhakantha Girmohanta , Hajime Sotani

By combining RMF models and equivparticle models with density-dependent quark masses, we construct explicitly ``a quark Fermi Sea'' and ``a baryonic Fermi surface'' to model the quarkyonic phase, where baryons with momentums ranging from…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-12-02 Cheng-Jun Xia , Hao-Miao Jin , Ting-Ting Sun

We investigate the impact of a hypothetical bosonic dark matter (DM) candidate, the sexaquark, on the fundamental ($f$-mode) oscillations of neutron stars (NSs). By varying the DM particle mass and considering different core compositions…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-03-11 Mahboubeh Shahrbaf , Prashant Thakur , Davood Rafiei Karkevandi

The structure of dark matter admixed neutron stars (DANSs) are investigated, adopting a non-annihilating self-interacting fermionic dark matter (DM) model, with a particular focus on the case of the light DM particle mass $m_D \in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-14 Daichen Zou , Xudong Wang , Bin Qi

Light bosonic dark matter can form gravitationally bound states known as boson stars. In this work, we explore a new signature of these objects interacting with the interstellar medium (ISM). We show how small effective couplings between…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-01-04 Javier F. Acevedo , Amit Bhoonah , Joseph Bramante

We construct posterior distributions of the equation of state (EoS) for matter beyond the inner crust of neutron stars by incorporating finite nuclei (FN) constraints within relativistic mean field models. These constraints are implemented…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2026-01-21 Anagh Venneti , Sarmistha Banik , Bijay K Agrawal

The concept of quarkyonic matter presents a promising alternative to the conventional models used to describe high-density matter and provides a more nuanced and detailed understanding of the properties of matter under extreme conditions…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-09-19 Ankit Kumar , Debabrata Dey , Shamim Haque , Ritam Mallick , S. K. Patra

In simulations of binary neutron star mergers, the dense matter equation of state (EOS) is required over wide ranges of density and temperature as well as under conditions in which neutrinos are trapped, and the effects of magnetic fields…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-02-20 S. Lalit , M. A. A. Mamun , C. Constantinou , M. Prakash

In this work, we discuss the dense matter equation of state (EOS) for the extreme range of conditions encountered in neutron stars and their mergers. The calculation of the properties of such an EOS involves modeling different degrees of…

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…

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At the ultra-high densities existing in the core of neutron stars, it is expected that a phase transition from baryonic to deconfined quark matter may occur. Such a phase transition would affect the underlying equation of state (EoS) as…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-12-15 Swarnim Shirke , Suprovo Ghosh , Debarati Chatterjee

We investigate the structure of admixed neutron stars with a regular hadronic component and a fraction of fermionic self-interacting dark matter. Using two limiting equations of state for the dense baryonic interior, constructed from…

We investigate neutron stars that contain a unified dark sector composed of cold, degenerate fermionic dark matter and a vacuum-like dark-energy component. Within a general-relativistic two-fluid framework that allows a covariantly…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-14 Loreany F. Araújo , Germán Lugones , José Ademir S. Lima

Multi-messenger observations of neutron stars (NSs) and their mergers have placed strong constraints on the dense-matter equation of state (EOS). The EOS, in turn, depends on microscopic nuclear interactions that are described by nuclear…

We study the difference between thermally produced fermionic and bosonic hot dark matter in detail. In the linear regime of structure formation, their distinct free-streaming behaviours can lead to pronounced differences in the matter power…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Steen Hannestad , Andreas Ringwald , Huitzu Tu , Yvonne Y. Y. Wong

The neutron star properties are generally determined by the equation of state of $\beta$-equilibrated dense matter. In this work, we consider the interaction of fermionic dark matter (DM) particles with the nucleons via Higgs exchange and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-01-19 H. C. Das , Ankit Kumar , Bharat Kumar , S. K. Patra

In this study, we investigate the influence of an admixed fermionic dark matter (DM) component on the equilibrium structure of white dwarfs (WDs), with particular emphasis on the effects of varying the DM particle mass ($m_{\rm DM}$) and DM…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-24 Rajasmita Sahoo , Somnath Mukhopadhyay , Mrutunjaya Bhuyan

We apply Bayesian approach to construct a large number of minimally constrained equations of state (EOSs) and study their correlations with a few selected properties of a neutron star (NS). Our set of minimal constraints includes a few…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-08-26 N. K. Patra , Sk Md Adil Imam , B. K. Agrawal , Arunava Mukherjee , Tuhin Malik