Published November 20, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

NEUTRON STARS WITH SMALL RADII-THE ROLE OF Δ RESONANCES

  • 1. Frankfurt Institute of Advanced Studies, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
  • 2. Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA 17325 (United States)

Description

Recent neutron star observations suggest that the masses and radii of neutron stars may be smaller than previously considered, which would disfavor a purely nucleonic equation of state (EoS). In our model, we use a flavor SU(3) sigma model that includes Δ resonances and hyperons in the EoS. We find that if the coupling of the Δ resonances to the vector mesons is slightly smaller than that of the nucleons, we can reproduce both the measured mass-radius relationship and the extrapolated EoS.

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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/724/1/L74

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Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal Letters
Journal Volume
724
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. L74-L77
ISSN
2041-8205